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tripletaker · Oct 16, 2007, 10:22 AM

Is there any application to count the number of days since an event has occured?

Maybe something simple that can go on the menu bar or even better a UNIX command that will calculate it.

I just want to be able to see how long a event has occured since the current day.

Thanks.

Chuckit · Oct 16, 2007, 10:23 AM

What is an "event"? You mean in iCal?

mdc · Oct 16, 2007, 10:46 AM

Code:
<html>
	<head>
		<title>Days since x</title>
	</head>
	<body>

		<script>
			var montharray=new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")

			function countup(yr,m,d){
			var today=new Date()
			var todayy=today.getYear()
			if (todayy < 1000)
			todayy+=1900
			var todaym=today.getMonth()
			var todayd=today.getDate()
			var todaystring=montharray[todaym]+" "+todayd+", "+todayy
			var paststring=montharray[m-1]+" "+d+", "+yr
			var difference=(Math.round((Date.parse(todaystring)-Date.parse(paststring))/(24*60*60*1000))*1)
			difference+=" days"
			
			document.write("It\'s been "+difference+" since your event")

			}


			//enter the count up date using the format year/month/day
			countup(2007,01,01)
		</script>
	</body>
</html>

There's a simple html page that will count the amount of days since a date.

edit. A thought. The html page could be turned into a Dashboard Widget.

tripletaker · Oct 16, 2007, 11:22 AM

It could go on iCal I suppose. I just want something easy and simple, that would be constantly available.

besson3c · Oct 16, 2007, 11:48 AM

I can't think of a Unix command that will do that, but you could easily write up a CLI script to do this if you don't want a webpage. Do you care what language it is in? This would be easy in PHP.

TETENAL · Oct 16, 2007, 12:10 PM

Applescript:

Code:
set the_date to (date "Apr 15, 2007")

set the_days to ((current date) - the_date) div days

display dialog (the_days as text) & " days have passed since " & the_date

tripletaker · Oct 16, 2007, 09:29 PM

Thanks guys, this is helpful. I will try the JavaScript of the AppleScript.