Problem
Need to output the number of till or past a date?
Solution
Simple dateDiff solution.
Detailed explanation
<cfset endDate = createDate(2010, 1, 1)>
<cfset numberOfDaysTill = dateDiff("d", now(),
endDate)>
<cfif numberOfDaysTill gt 0>
<cfoutput>#numberOfDaysTill# day(s)
till New Years.</cfoutput>
<cfelseif numberOfDaysTill is 0>
<cfoutput>Happy New
Years</cfoutput>
<cfelse>
<cfoutput>New Years was
#abs(numberOfDaysTill)# day(s) ago.</cfoutput>
</cfif>
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