Work out Yesterdays date

[Mark]

Hi,

Does anyone know where i can get some javscript code to work out yesterdays
date

Thanks
Mark

[Evertjan.]

Mark wrote on 20 feb 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:

Does anyone know where i can get some javscript code to work out
yesterdays date

<script type='text/javascript'>
var D = new Date()
with (D) setDate(getDate()-1)
alert(D)
</script>

From:
<http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-date1.htm#incr>

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[Mick White]

Mark wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know where i can get some javscript code to work out yesterdays
date

d=new Date().getDate()
d.setDate(d-1)

Mick

[Mick White]

Mick White wrote:

Mark wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know where i can get some javscript code to work out
yesterdays date

d=new Date().getDate()
d.setDate(d-1)

Mick

sorry
d=new Date()
dt=d.getDate();
d.setDate(dt-1)

Mick

[Zifud]

Mick White wrote:

Mick White wrote:

Mark wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know where i can get some javscript code to work out
yesterdays date

[...]
sorry
d=new Date()
dt=d.getDate();
d.setDate(dt-1)

Mick

Supposing, of course, that d is actually a date object that
represents 'today' as opposed to whatever date the users' PC has
been configured to think it is.

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Zif

[Mick White]

Zifud wrote:

yesterdays date

d=new Date()
dt=d.getDate();
d.setDate(dt-1)

Mick

Supposing, of course, that d is actually a date object that
represents 'today' as opposed to whatever date the users' PC has
been configured to think it is.

True, Zif, I should have issued the usual caveats.
Mick

[Zifud]

Mick White wrote:

True, Zif, I should have issued the usual caveats.
Mick

Just thought I'd steal JRS's thunder. ;-)

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Zif