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Re: Adding a number of days to the current date (Macro)
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Þorvarður Davíðsson <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:42:51 +0200
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On 12.07.2011, at 07:26, Kino wrote:

> 
> Array index begins with zero. Instead of
> 
>> $namesOfDay = Array.new
>> $namesOfDay[0] = Date.nameOfWeekday 7
>> 
>> 	$namesOfDay[1] = "Montag"
>> 	$namesOfDay[2] = "Dienstag"
>> 	$namesOfDay[3] = "Mittwoch"
>> 	$namesOfDay[4] = "Donnerstag"
>> 	$namesOfDay[5] = "Freitag"
>> 	$namesOfDay[6] = "Samstag"
>> 	$namesOfDay[7] = "Sonntag"
> 
> use
> 
> 	$namesOfDay = Array.new
> 	$namesOfDay[0] = 'Sonntag'
> 	$namesOfDay[1] = 'Montag'
> 	$namesOfDay[2] = 'Dienstag'
> 	$namesOfDay[3] = 'Mittwoch'
> 	$namesOfDay[4] = 'Donnerstag'
> 	$namesOfDay[5] = 'Freitag'
> 	$namesOfDay[6] = 'Samstag'
> 


This is perfect.

> You'd better use always single quotes instead of double quotes except when you have a special reason to prefer the latter.

I’ll try to remember that. 

Thanks again Kino for your invaluable help.

Žorvaršur

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