I'm having a issue with a userlist MPL that is supposed to read the user list and display the information. I am using datestr to format the UserFirstOn and UserLastOn date/time variables. But the output is completely wrong.

For instance, a user had first logged in on 06/23/24 (in MM/DD/YY format) but my mpl that displays datestr(userfirston,1) will display it as 03/24/31. This only seems to happen when reading the user list with getuser(num) and using userfirston. When I iterate through the user list, the userfirston dates seem to had consistent values for that login. i.e., the next user first login was 3 days later (06/26/24) and the date value displayed as 03/30/31.

This is the only area I've found that will give the weird date output. When I use datestr(datetime) it displays the proper date.

Does this happen with anybody else? This is on the linux x86_64 version of A49.

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On 09 May 2025, Gryphon said the following...

I'm having a issue with a userlist MPL that is supposed to read the user list and display the information. I am using datestr to format the UserFirstOn and UserLastOn date/time variables. But the output is completely wrong.

There's something I experienced with a Python script and formatting a last call list for DoorParty. I don't remember exactly what it was, I'd have to look, but it was something with Mystic's date format being incorrectly interpreted by Python, and it being a DOS-packed 32bit datetime format that screwed me up. It might be something similar in nature to what you're experiencing, because what got me about your post was I was also getting future dates in the 2030s and it should have been correct. I had to ask ChatGPT to help me with that one.

You'd think though that it would format correctly with MPL and all, but maybe it's a bit of oversight on g00's part.

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Does this happen with anybody else? This is on the linux x86_64 version of

I believe there has been a change in datetime between a47/a49. In my mods I do a check of version and either use dateu2d or dated2u.

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On 08 May 2025 at 07:29p, maskreet pondered and said...

On 09 May 2025, Gryphon said the following...

I'm having a issue with a userlist MPL that is supposed to read the u list and display the information. I am using datestr to format the UserFirstOn and UserLastOn date/time variables. But the output is completely wrong.

There's something I experienced with a Python script and formatting a
last call list for DoorParty. I don't remember exactly what it was, I'd have to look, but it was something with Mystic's date format being incorrectly interpreted by Python, and it being a DOS-packed 32bit datetime format that screwed me up. It might be something similar in nature to what you're experiencing, because what got me about your post was I was also getting future dates in the 2030s and it should have been correct. I had to ask ChatGPT to help me with that one.

You'd think though that it would format correctly with MPL and all, but maybe it's a bit of oversight on g00's part.

Yeah this is what I was thinking too. I tried the datestrjulian and the datej2g and nothing worked. I even tried to use mci2str('FO') and it only showed my first login.

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On 09 May 2025 at 10:15a, opicron pondered and said...

Does this happen with anybody else? This is on the linux x86_64 versi

I believe there has been a change in datetime between a47/a49. In my
mods I do a check of version and either use dateu2d or dated2u.

I was unaware of the u2d or the d2u. I'll give them a try.

I learn alot about what is available in mplc by doing 'strings mplc' and then greping for xyz. I found these date related functions:
datetime
datejulian
datestr
datestrjulian
date2dos
date2julian
dateg2j
datej2g
datevalid
formatdate
dateunix
dateu2d
dated2u
userdatetype

I see now the dateu2d functions. I'll have to experiment.

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important, and one day your life may depend upon it. I am definitely a Mad
Man with a Blue Box."
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Does this happen with anybody else? This is on the linux x86_64

I believe there has been a change in datetime between a47/a49. In my mods I do a check of version and either use dateu2d or dated2u.

I was unaware of the u2d or the d2u. I'll give them a try.

Here is my code from Python 2.7

--snip--

if min_mystic_version(12,49):
return dateu2d(ls[2])

if min_mystic_version(12,47):
return ls[2]
--snip--

oP!

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