[Boost-users] Compiling Example Code for Boost::Date_Time

From: Steve Johns (steve.johns_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-11 16:46:08

Hi.

I am new to Boost, and beginning with compiling example code for 
Boost::Date_Time.

I've had success compiling the many examples given here:

http://www.boost.org/doc/html/date_time/examples.html

but the very first example given here:

http://www.boost.org/doc/html/date_time/examples/general_usage_examples.html

I cannot compile without errors.  (Code given below)

Changing week(1) to weeks(1) got me past the first hurdle, but still not 
home.
The problem seems to have something to do with 'Sunday' not being of the 
correct type, but I'm not truly certain what is going on, hence this post 
...

As background, I'm using the MS VC++ 2005 compiler and Boost 1_33_1.
This example fails compilation from both the IDE and the command line.

I'd appreciate any insight into what would be needed to get this example to 
correctly compile and run.
(And if there is a flaw in the example, I'd suggest that the docs be fixed 
to provide it in working form.)
Thanks!

- Steve

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using namespace boost::gregorian;
    date weekstart(2002,Feb,1);
    date weekend  = weekstart + week(1);
    date d2 = d1 + days(5);
    date today = day_clock::local_day();
    if (d2 >= today) {} //date comparison operators

    date_period thisWeek(d1,d2);
    if (thisWeek.contains(today)) {}//do something

    //iterate and print the week
    day_iterator itr(weekstart);
    while (itr <= weekend) {
     std::cout << (*itr) << std::endl;
     ++itr;
    }
    //input streaming
    std::stringstream ss("2004-Jan-1");
    ss >> d3;

    //date generator functions
    date d5 = next_weekday(d4, Sunday); //calculate Sunday following d4

    //US labor day is first Monday in Sept
    nth_day_of_the_week_in_month labor_day(nth_dow::first,Monday, Sep);
    //calculate a specific date for 2004 from functor
    date d6 = labor_day.get_date(2004);