Dates

Dates! is a handy date difference calculator for the Palm computing platform. It offers ease of use at a very low price (it's free). Use it to calculate the number of days (or weeks) to a given date. It can also calculate a date given a particular date and the number of days (or weeks) to the calculated date.

Screen features	Details
Current date display	Located above the menu bar is the current date display.
Lock icon	The lock icon identifies the date that is fixed. Pressing the lock icon will cause that date to unlock.
Unlock icon	The unlock icon identifies the date that can vary when the number of days or weeks is changed. Pressing the unlock icon will cause that date to lock.
From button	The from date selector button. Pressing the "From" button will display the date selector window.
To button	The to date selector button. Pressing the "To" button will display the date selector window.
From date	The from date.
To date	The to date.
Day of the week	The day of the week.
Julian date	The nth date of the year.
Days (or Weeks) field	The result from entering a from and to date. Also can be changed using graffiti, the scroll button, or the up-down arrows.
Weekdays	The number of days only counting Monday to Friday.
Days or Weeks buttons	Pressing the days button switches the application to days mode. Pressing the weeks button switches the application to weeks mode. Handy if you wish to calculate x weeks in the future.
Years - Months - Days	Displays the difference in terms of years - months - days.
Count both dates checkbox.	Normally Dates! will calculate the "difference" between two dates. If you wish to count both the from and to dates in the date count, then check this box to do so.
Y2K button	Automatically sets the to date to 1/1/2000.
DateBook button	After calculating a to date, pressing the DateBook button will launch the DateBook application and create a new blank entry for the to date.
Reset	Will set the from and to dates to the current date.
Holiday Menu	The Holidays menu is a short list of popular U.S. holidays. If you select the holiday, the application will automatically calculate the next occurrence of that holiday. The to date will change to the calculated date of the holiday.

Screen features

Details

Current date display

Located above the menu bar is the current date display.

Lock icon

The lock icon identifies the date that is fixed. Pressing the lock icon will cause that date to unlock.

Unlock icon

The unlock icon identifies the date that can vary when the number of days or weeks is changed. Pressing the unlock icon will cause that date to lock.

From button

The from date selector button. Pressing the "From" button will display the date selector window.

To button

The to date selector button. Pressing the "To" button will display the date selector window.

From date

The from date.

To date

The to date.

Day of the week

The day of the week.

Julian date

The nth date of the year.

Days (or Weeks) field

The result from entering a from and to date. Also can be changed using graffiti, the scroll button, or the up-down arrows.

Weekdays

The number of days only counting Monday to Friday.

Days or Weeks buttons

Pressing the days button switches the application to days mode. Pressing the weeks button switches the application to weeks mode. Handy if you wish to calculate x weeks in the future.

Years - Months - Days

Displays the difference in terms of years - months - days.

Count both dates checkbox.

Normally Dates! will calculate the "difference" between two dates. If you wish to count both the from and to dates in the date count, then check this box to do so.

Y2K button

Automatically sets the to date to 1/1/2000.

DateBook button

After calculating a to date, pressing the DateBook button will launch the DateBook application and create a new blank entry for the to date.

Reset

Will set the from and to dates to the current date.

Holiday Menu

The Holidays menu is a short list of popular U.S. holidays. If you select the holiday, the application will automatically calculate the next occurrence of that holiday. The to date will change to the calculated date of the holiday.

Question	Answer
How can I calculate a prior date?	Lock the "To" date. Then enter the number of days (or weeks). The From date will be calculated accordingly.
Where can I get the latest release of Dates!?	Try www.enteract.com/~mwilber for the latest releases of Marty's PalmPilot apps.
Which release of Palm OS is required to run Dates!	Dates should work with any Palm OS compatible device running Palm OS 2.0 or greater.
How much memory does Dates! require?	Currently 15k.
I have an idea for an enhancement for Dates!. How should I contact Marty.	Marty is always interested in Dates! enhancement ideas. Send an email to Marty at mwilber@enteract.com.
Does Dates! come with a warranty?	Sorry, but at this unbelievably low price there is no warranty for any purpose. But if you do find a bug, email Marty and he will try to fix it in the next release.
I have an unbelievable but true application for Dates!. Is there someone I can tell this to?	Marty has received a fair number of emails relating unusual or interesting applications for Dates!. Most applications are for legal and business purposes. Marty uses it mainly to calculate days to birthdays and holidays. If your application is unusual or interesting (or even ordinary) send Marty an email.
How can Marty afford to give away programs like Dates!? Is he a multi-millionaire just doing this for a hobby when he is bored with jet setting around the world?	Marty does work for a living. If you are looking for a computer consultant in Northern Illinois that has experience with Java, HTML, Active Server Pages, Windows NT, the IBM AS/400 (and Palm PDAs), send Marty an email at: mwilber@enteract.com.