From: Brian Adkins <lojicdotcomNOSPAM@...>
Date: 2007-03-15T02:40:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Calculating the age given DOB

Clifford Heath wrote:
> Brian Adkins wrote:
>> Clifford Heath wrote:
>>> Brian Adkins wrote:
>>>> (DateTime.now - birthdate) / 365.25
>> Do you mind if I ask why you make the statement, "That's not very 
>> reliable." ?
> 
> I have written genealogy software, and sometimes I want to know
> how old someone was on a given date, like when they married.
> 1900 was not a leap year, as I'm sure you know. Neither was
> 1800 or 1700, but 1600 was. Does that make more sense now?
> 
> If I write a "library function" like this, I like to be a stickler,
> because it's usually myself that gets tripped up.

Gotcha. I saw "simple program" and was thinking more in terms of 
approximate real values vs. discrete values (e.g. gaining a year of age 
in an instant) which is why I didn't throw in a round. My guess is that 
the OP probably wants the discrete value though, so the other part of 
the thread should do the trick.