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- /*
- * File......: EASTER.PRG
- * Author....: Paul Tucker
- * Date......: $Date: 15 Aug 1991 23:05:28 $
- * Revision..: $Revision: 1.2 $
- * Log file..: $Logfile: E:/nanfor/src/easter.prv $
- *
- * While I can say that I wrote the program, the algorithm is from Donald
- * Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming, Section 1.3.2. So, the source
- * code is an original work by Paul Tucker and is placed in the public
- * domain
- *
- * Modification history:
- * ---------------------
- *
- * $Log: E:/nanfor/src/easter.prv $
- *
- * Rev 1.2 15 Aug 1991 23:05:28 GLENN
- * Forest Belt proofread/edited/cleaned up doc
- *
- * Rev 1.1 14 Jun 1991 19:51:42 GLENN
- * Minor edit to file header
- *
- * Rev 1.0 01 Apr 1991 01:01:16 GLENN
- * Nanforum Toolkit
- *
- */
-
-
- /* $DOC$
- * $FUNCNAME$
- * FT_EASTER()
- * $CATEGORY$
- * Date/Time
- * $ONELINER$
- * Return the date of Easter
- * $SYNTAX$
- * FT_EASTER( <xYear> ) -> dEdate
- * $ARGUMENTS$
- * xYear can be a character, date or numeric describing the year
- * for which you wish to receive the date of Easter.
- * $RETURNS$
- * The actual date that Easter occurs.
- * $DESCRIPTION$
- * Returns the date of Easter for any year after 1582 up to Clipper's
- * limit which the manual states is 9999, but the Guide agrees with
- * the actual imposed limit of 2999.
- *
- * This function can be useful in calender type programs that indicate
- * when holidays occur.
- * $EXAMPLES$
- * dEdate := FT_EASTER( 1990 ) && returns 04/15/1990
- * $END$
- */
-
-
- FUNCTION FT_EASTER (nYear)
- local nGold, nCent, nCorx, nCorz, nSunday, nEpact, nMoon,;
- nMonth := 0, nDay := 0, lCent := __SetCentury( .t. )
-
- // --------------------------------
- // NOTE: __SetCentury() is internal
- // --------------------------------
-
- IF VALTYPE (nYear) == "C"
- nYear = VAL(nYear)
- ENDIF
-
- IF VALTYPE (nYear) == "D"
- nYear = YEAR(nYear)
- ENDIF
-
- IF VALTYPE (nYear) == "N"
- IF nYear > 1582
-
- * <<nGold>> is Golden number of the year in the 19 year Metonic cycle
- nGold = nYear % 19 + 1
-
- * <<nCent>> is Century
- nCent = INT (nYear / 100) + 1
-
- * Corrections:
- * <<nCorx>> is the no. of years in which leap-year was dropped in order
- * to keep step with the sun
- nCorx = INT ((3 * nCent) / 4 - 12)
-
- * <<nCorz>> is a special correction to synchronize Easter with the moon's
- * orbit.
- nCorz = INT ((8 * nCent + 5) / 25 - 5)
-
- * <<nSunday>> Find Sunday
- nSunday = INT ((5 * nYear) / 4 - nCorx - 10)
-
- * Set Epact <<nEpact>> (specifies occurance of a full moon)
- nEpact = INT ((11 * nGold + 20 + nCorz - nCorx) % 30)
-
- IF nEpact < 0
- nEpact += 30
- ENDIF
-
- IF ((nEpact = 25) .AND. (nGold > 11)) .OR. (nEpact = 24)
- ++nEpact
- ENDIF
-
- * Find full moon - the <<nMoon>>th of MARCH is a "calendar" full moon
- nMoon = 44 - nEpact
-
- IF nMoon < 21
- nMoon += 30
- ENDIF
-
- * Advance to Sunday
- nMoon = INT (nMoon + 7 - ((nSunday + nMoon) % 7))
-
- * Get Month and Day
- IF nMoon > 31
- nMonth = 4
- nDay = nMoon - 31
- ELSE
- nMonth = 3
- nDay = nMoon
- ENDIF
- ENDIF
- ELSE
- nYear = 0
- ENDIF
-
- set century (lCent)
-
- RETURN CTOD (RIGHT ("00"+LTRIM (STR (nMonth)),2) + "/" +;
- RIGHT ("00"+LTRIM (STR (INT (nDay))) ,2) + "/" +STR (nYear,4))