[Remind-Fans] Re: Sunrise, Sunset (Swiftly Flow the Days) ...

[Mike Harris]

(5/4/05 3:06 AM) David Rogers <davidrogers at telus.net> wrote:

> > > I hope I've used the example correctly, and I hope
> > > it works!
> >
> > Unfortunately, with or without the SET $CalcUTC line,
> > it doesn't appear to be working ... :(
> 
> I don't know what might be different about our set-ups.
> (Except: have you set your latitude and longitude? When
> I installed Remind, I fired up X11 and used Remind's
> installer, which asked me for those numbers. If it
> doesn't know your location, I suspect it might not be
> able to calculate correct sunrise/set times.)

Yes, I'm setting those values in my 'constants' file, which I'm bringing in via an INCLUDE.  But I also tried putting your code in the .reminders file proper.  I'll have to study this more when I get back from work tonight.

> If I run Remind with this file, sunrise and sunset times
> are correct (within a very few minutes anyway) for
> today; and if I ask for the days around the end of
> October 2005, the sunrise and sunset times jump back
> about an hour between Oct 29 and Oct 30.

I want *mine* to work that way! :)

Mike