JSL Script to Initialize Data as Date Sequence

[#1]

I'm trying to write some JSL code that will:

1) prompt user for starting and ending dates for range of data to initialized

2) create new table and have this table add the number of rows equal to end date - start date, initialize new column with dates that increment by 1 day per row.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this? I've included my test code so far. Thanks.

Ron


Dialog(
VList(
LineUp(2,
"Set Initial Date as mm/dd/yyyy", sdate=EditNumber(),
"Set Ending Date as mm/dd/yyyy", edate=EditNumber()),
HList(Button("OK"), Button("Cancel"))));


New Table( "Untitled 4",
Add Rows(edate-sdate ),
New Column( "Sequential Dates",
Numeric,
Continuous,
Format( "m/d/y", 12 ),
Input Format( "m/d/y" ),
Set Values(sequence(sdate,edate,1,0)
[]
)
)
)

[#2]

I just made a few changes to your test code to make it work the way I think you want it.

[#3]

I had trouble with the format m-d-y so I changed it to m/d/y. Also I added one extra row in order to include the end date, and I used the "In Days(1)" function in place of the explicit calculations of seconds in a day.

[#4]

Thanks mpb and MS. Both suggestions were very helpful. I'm learning a lot about lists from this exercise. I had to modify MS' code to add an extra row for the edate (edate - sdate + 86400).

I've been playing with how to format the sdate and edate EditNumber fields to display the entered data as mm/dd/yyyy instead of a number. I can't seem to get that to work. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this? Thanks.

[#5]

Try the following modified script. I don't see an easy way to do validation of the entered dates though I think it can be done with some effort.

[#6]

I tried your new code but the values displayed in the dialog box are still numeric and not displayed as date. That is, entering 01/01/2010 becomes 3345148800. Not sure why it worked for you and not me.

[#7]

Are you sure you ran the most recent code? It has EditText boxes instead of Edit Number boxes. There's no way the text entered could be converted to a JMP date number in the dialog. Try running it after closing and then opening JMP. And yes, I just started up JMP and copy/pasted the new code into a script window. It ran successfully. Let me know how it goes.

[#8]

Sorry mpb,

I was total dork and didn't notice that shifted from EditNumber to EditText. The code worked like a charm, as you thought it would. Thanks a ton for your help with this.

Ron

[#9]

I do not have the m/d/y option for column format and if I choose by JSL I get an error. That's why I changed to m-d-y. However the dialog in the script accepted dates given as m/d/y. Maybe an OS or OS localization "feature" (here JMP 8.0.2 running on Swedish Mac OS X).