Use Case
- Calculate new dates based on a start/base date, and offsets (month, day, time).
- Use these dates in other KM Variables, like a URL
- I used a shell script with the Bash
date
command- It is simple and effective
- I could not determine a good, efficient set of KM Actions using the ICU tokens/functions to achieve this
- If you know how to do in KM, or can improve on the Bash script, please feel free to post below
MACRO: Use Calculated Dates in Building Other Variables (like URL) [Example]
~~~ VER: 1.0 2018-07-20 ~~~
DOWNLOAD:
Use Calculated Dates in Building Other Variables (like URL) [Example].kmmacros (15 KB)
Note: This Macro was uploaded in a DISABLED state. You must enable before it can be triggered.
This macro was built in response to:
Use two calculated Date strings in URL
Example Output
ReleaseNotes
Author.@JMichaelTX
PURPOSE:
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Calculate New Dates based on Delta Days
- And Build URL using these Dates
REQUIRES:
- KM 8.0.2+
- But it can be written in KM 7.3.1+
- It is KM8 specific just because some of the Actions have changed to make things simpler, but equivalent Actions are available in KM 7.3.1.
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- macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan)
- KM 8 Requires Yosemite or later, so this macro will probably run on Yosemite, but I make no guarantees.
NOTICE: This macro/script is just an Example
- It has had very limited testing.
- You need to test further before using in a production environment.
- It does not have extensive error checking/handling.
- It may not be complete. It is provided as an example to show you one approach to solving a problem.
How To Use
- Trigger this macro.
- Enter/Change Base Date and Days Offset
- It will then calculate new dates and build the URL
(Note: URL may need to be encoded).
- It will then calculate new dates and build the URL
MACRO SETUP
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Carefully review the Release Notes and the Macro Actions
- Make sure you understand what the Macro will do.
- You are responsible for running the Macro, not me. ??
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- Assign a Trigger to this maro..
- Move this macro to a Macro Group that is only Active when you need this Macro.
- ENABLE this Macro.
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REVIEW/CHANGE THE FOLLOWING MACRO ACTIONS:
(all shown in the magenta color)- Prompt for User Input -- change defaults as you like
USER SETTINGS:
- Any Action in magenta color is designed to be changed by end-user
ACTION COLOR CODES
- To facilitate the reading, customizing, and maintenance of this macro,
key Actions are colored as follows: - GREEN -- Key Comments designed to highlight main sections of macro
- MAGENTA -- Actions designed to be customized by user
- YELLOW -- Primary Actions (usually the main purpose of the macro)
- ORANGE -- Actions that permanently destroy Variables or Clipboards,
OR IF/THEN and PAUSE Actions
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
- While I have given this limited testing, and to the best of my knowledge will do no harm, I cannot guarantee it.
- If you have any doubts or questions:
- Ask first
- Turn on the KM Debugger from the KM Status Menu, and step through the macro, making sure you understand what it is doing with each Action.