Re: eval problem in the rcfile

On June 8, 2001 at 10:15, "Tan, Ben (ITS, Limestone Ave)" wrote:

> <DefineVar>
> FIRSTDATE
> eval $tmp = $Date{$MListOrder[0]}; 
> </DefineVar>
...
> <DefineVar>
> LASTDATE
> eval $tmp = $Date{$MListOrder[$#MListOrder]};
> </definevar>
The above is not supported, and if it ever did work, it shouldn't
have.

>   What we really want to do is to include the Starting and Ending date in the
>  html page.
> I have tried with your suggest of $MSGGMTDATE(FIRST)$, however it gives GMT t
> ime rather than
> local time.
RTFM.  There is a $MSGLOCALDATA$ resource variable.

--ewh