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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Birthday Calculation Post 302272043 by mustaine85 on Monday 29th of December 2008 11:57:40 AM
Old 12-29-2008
Birthday Calculation

Hi I have a simple question.
Is there an easy way to read a date of birth from a file and calculate how old that person is based on today's date? And would I need the make sure the birthdates are enterered in a particular format?
Thanks
 

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yaz_itemorder - Prepares for Z39.50 Item Order with an ILL-Request package

SYNOPSIS
void yaz_itemorder (resource $id, array $args) DESCRIPTION
This function prepares for an Extended Services request using the Profile for the Use of Z39.50 Item Order Extended Service to Transport ILL (Profile/1). See this and the specification. PARAMETERS
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No value is returned. PHP Documentation Group YAZ_ITEMORDER(3)
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