[AccessD] Figuring the date

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat Mar 7 19:21:27 CST 2009


 >> Ps. This posting has been spell checked!

ROTFL.  You use a spell checker?  ;)

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Max Wanadoo wrote:
> Gustav,
> 
> Yes, that is very interesting.  I can remember doing at "tour" of Carlsberg
> brewery in Denmark around 1980'ish.  We done the tour and ended up in a
> large Keller where "wenches" carrying FREE BEER came to serve us, beer after
> beer.  Each serving was preceding by a brief lecture of the history of the
> beer abut to be presented and where it stood in the Carlsberg beer
> hierarchy.  Each serving was also heading towards the ultimate beer, which
> if I recall correctly was Elephant Beer.  It was very expensive and very
> good.  We only got one Elephant beer each, but to be honest by  then we
> probably wouldn't have appreciated it any more at that stage - hic!  
> 
> A good tour and a nice Country.  The Danes of course, used to "raid" the
> British Isles and no doubt we (probably) share the same gene string - now
> there's a thought!  It's your round next Bro.
> 
> 
> Max
> Ps. This posting has been spell checked!
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: 07 March 2009 21:37
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Figuring the date
> 
> Hi Max
> 
> Oh, it may interest you that even though I live in the country, the famous
> town Elsinore is only 6 km away. This housed a local brewery, Wiibroe, which
> for years ago was bought by another "local" brand you may have heard of,
> Carlsberg. Sad thing was, that the wise marketing guys figured out that the
> famous "Wiibroe Imperial Stout":
> 
> http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wiibroe-porter-imperial-stout/7789/
> 
> was to be ceased in favour of Carlsberg's own imperial stout:
> 
> http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/carlsberg-carls-porter-40gammel-carlsberg-porte
> r-imperial-stout/6974/12252/
> 
> Not a bad beer but still ... how popular do you think Carlsberg was at that
> time?
> 
> Two years ago, however, the production of the Wiibroe Imperial Stout was
> reestablished in the old buildings of Wiibroe at the highest standards. This
> meant that the latest to brews were abandoned for some reason and now the
> shelves at the stores are ripped. I still keep _one_ bottle from the autumn
> just in case, while local beer enthusiasts are walking in circles. Should
> they come too close, I have arranged for a dark place to hide the bottle!
> 
> /gustav
> 
> 
>>>> max.wanadoo at gmail.com 07-03-2009 20:46 >>>
> Gustav, If you walk down the road and see a guy with a smile on his face
> coming towards you - that will be me!
> 
> I *try* my best to keep humour as an essential part of my Super-Ego, viz:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego#Ego 
> 
> The Super-ego works in contradiction to the id. The Super-ego strives to act
> in a socially appropriate manner, whereas the id just wants instant
> self-gratification. The Super-ego controls our sense of right and wrong and
> guilt. It helps us fit into society by getting us to act in socially
> acceptable ways.
> 
> Pub life keeps me "In Society", otherwise I would be quite happy to sit in
> front of my laptop for hours.  I am by nature a gregarious person and a bit
> of an extravert and enjoy other people's personalities.  I *love* happy
> people.  I strive to retain the child in me and refuse to grow old. I do not
> want to grow old gracefully - my body may age, but I will hang on to fun and
> love and humour for as  long as I can.
> 
> Thinking of which, time I went to the pub!  There's a pint sitting somewhere
> with my name on it. Ha!
> 
> Max
> Ps. I just want code that is 100% accurate 100% of the time.  Is that asking
> toooo much??? <g>
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: 07 March 2009 19:12
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com 
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Figuring the date
> 
> Hi Max
> 
> Hanging around for too long at the pub??
> 
> Drew explained how it works and I added a little. Should be possible to
> browse and collect?
> And Drew's code is a one-liner. Eh ... cut and paste one line?? 
> Be careful with the strong beers .. should I mention (serious shutter and
> tremble) non-alcoholic beers??
> 
> But be aware. That code is not for European use. We mostly use the ISO
> 8601:1988 standard for weeknumbers (week 1 is first week with four days).
> 
> /gustav 
> 
> 
>>>> max.wanadoo at gmail.com 07-03-2009 19:54 >>>
> So, what is the final code that I can put into my Tools Box?
> And, could somebody put a line of comment in to say exactly what the
> function does and what params are expected.
> 
> Thanks guys.
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> 



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