[Babase] Checking dates against statdate
Susan Alberts
babase@www.eco.princeton.edu
Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:09:20 +0300
>Ok. FYI. I'm not allowing RANKDATES.Ranked to ever be before
>BIOGRAPH.Statdate.
Just to confirm, you mean you're not allowing ranked to ever be AFTER statdate?
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>I am checking point sample individuals and neighbors to be sure they are alive
>when sampled. Partly because it's mostly easy and partly to guard
against erro when birthdates or deathdates get changed.
Thanks, this sounds like a simple but good check.
S
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