From: Sean O'Dell <sean@...>
Date: 2002-03-01T05:38:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Time Comparison

Uh, skip this...I think I just have a timezone issue...hmm...

    Sean

"Sean O'Dell" <sean@celsoft.com> wrote in message
news:96wf8.110$lC2.60221546@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> I am using the time object to compare times between two files and I'm
> getting some kind of wierd behavior I don't know what to do about.
>
> The first time object is the File.stat().mtime of an newer file.
> The second time object is the File.stat().mtime of a older file
>
> So first >= second.
>
> However, when I test this condition using if or assigning the boolean
result
> to a variable, I get this result:
>
> second > first.
>
> I'm using the >= operator to test this condition.
>
> Why isn't the result correct?
>
>     Sean
>
>