[Remind-Fans] an OMIT holiday moves forward Sun to Mon, Monday things that should move forward don't.

[Anne Wainwright]

On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 07:50:00AM -0400, hymie! wrote:
> If I understand correctly, then what you want do is something along these
> lines:
> 
> Backstory, in America, July 4th is a holiday.  If it's a Sunday, then
> the holiday moves to Monday; if it's a Saturday, then the holiday moves
> to Friday.
> 
> rem 4 jul scanfrom [trigger(today()-7)] satisfy 1
> # saturday
> if (wkdaynum(trigdate()) == 6)
>   omit 3 jul msg independence day
> else
> #sunday
>   if (wkdaynum(trigdate()) == 0) 
>     omit 5 jul msg independence day
>   else
>     omit 4 jul msg independence day
>   endif
> endif
> 
> --hymie!    http://lactose.homelinux.net/~hymie    hymie at lactose.homelinux.net

let me just digest that :) see my reply to Dianne.

> 
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 11:36:09AM +0200, Anne Wainwright wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 07:29:09AM -0400, Dianne Skoll wrote:
> > > On Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:58:05 +0200
> > > Anne Wainwright <anotheranne at fables.co.za> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > OMIT May 1
> > > > REM May 1 AFTER OMIT Sun MSG Workers Day
> > > 
> > > > REM May 1 2010 *7 AFTER OMIT Sun Tue Wed Thu Sat MSG Dustbin day
> > > > (no, I don't know why I didn't just put 'Mon")
> > > 
> > > The problem is that on May 2, the Workers Day trigger date will be for
> > > *next* year.  You need to use the SCANFROM keyword in the first REM.
> > > It's documented in the manual.  Something like this should suffice:
> > > 
> > > REM May 1 SCANFROM [today()-14] AFTER OMIT Sun MSG Workers Day
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Dianne.
> > Dianne, hello,
> > 
> > Thank you for your swift response.
> > 
> > Your indication to use SCANFROM on the earlier record was specific and
> > clear, more so that in the manual which section is still obscure to me.
> > I can now understand the idea behind that.
> > 
> > Sadly we still have an issue and your suggested line does not move
> > Dustbin Day which remains anchored stubbornly to the Monday. I append
> > below actual code lines from .reminders (SPECIAL COLOR ... removed to
> > avoid wrapping in this email)
> > 
> > #
> > # OMIT May 1 +7  MSG %"Freedom Day%" %b%
> > # above line leaves public holiday on a Sunday
> > # we need to move all public holidays falling on a Sunday to the Monday
> > # Example: in 2016 Worker's Day falls on a Sunday and needs to move
> > # forward to the Monday
> > # Solution: we need to separately OMIT the public holidays, to ensure
> > # they are omitted
> > # and use a REM line with OMIT Sun to move the day to the Monday
> > #
> > #
> > OMIT May 1
> > REM  May 1  +7  SCANFROM [today()-14] AFTER OMIT Sun MSG %"Workers Day%" %b%
> > #
> > # REM May 1 SCANFROM [today()-14] AFTER OMIT Sun MSG Workers Day
> > # BUT Dustbin Day does not move to Friday with the advance of Workers
> > # Day from Sun to Mon which is then a public holiday
> > # modified to include SCANFROM per Dianne Skoll on remind-fans 20 July
> > # 2016
> > # see about line 230/235 for dustbin day code
> > # ...
> > # ...
> > REM Mar 1 2010 *7 AFTER OMIT Sun Tue Wed Thu Sat MSG %"Dustbin Day%" %b%
> > #
> > 
> > Studied this until my brain swims, I can see no reason for it not moving
> > now. I can see nothing else wrong in all other REMs and OMITs that might
> > for some reason interfere with this. Help!
> > 
> > regards
> > Ian
> > 
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