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Rotating days off database calculator? anyone know of one?

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tragictramp
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Rotating days off database calculator? anyone know of one?

Post by tragictramp »

Hey all, basically i want my rotating day off to be added to my google/ical calendar, so it needs to understand not to use a sunday and that a saturday off the previous week means that monday will be off the next.

Any ideas?

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Can't you just put a cross on the calendar?
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On my iPhone calendar I just add the days of the week separately and then repeat them every 4 weeks.
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I use Google for my rota week off, and I would assume you can do something simular. I enter my week off and repeat every 6 weeks, so I think you should be able to do it like this, for example first week = Monday, repeat every 6 weeks, next week Tuesday repeat every 6 weeks etc. I realise you have to enter 6 entries, but you only have to do it once.
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Personally I can remember when my days off are, I don't need an phone/app/computer/calender to remind me :Very Happy
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Post by tragictramp »

trythat wrote:I use Google for my rota week off, and I would assume you can do something simular. I enter my week off and repeat every 6 weeks, so I think you should be able to do it like this, for example first week = Monday, repeat every 6 weeks, next week Tuesday repeat every 6 weeks etc. I realise you have to enter 6 entries, but you only have to do it once.

Cheers this worked perfectly, i was trying to over complicate things by repeating every 6 days etc etc :Applause
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DGP1 wrote:Personally I can remember when my days off are, I don't need an phone/app/computer/calender to remind me :Very Happy
So what day is your day off the week beginning 31st April 2014? :wink:
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OnAFlyer wrote:
DGP1 wrote:Personally I can remember when my days off are, I don't need an phone/app/computer/calender to remind me :Very Happy
So what day is your day off the week beginning 31st April 2014? :wink:
Trick question because I'm on annual leave that week. :wink:
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So what day is your day off the week beginning 31st April 2014? :wink:
The week beginning 31st April 2014 doesn't exist as there are only 30 days in April. :Very Happy
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I have a brain, it comes in handy for things such as remembering my day-off.
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Regal wrote:I have a brain, it comes in handy for things such as remembering my day-off.
What happens when you want to book a lieu day, or you have something you need to go to in a few months time? I also have a brain so I look at my iPhone and know what my day off is that week within a few seconds, because I take the time to spend a few minutes setting it up each year.

Is my long weekend off Christmas week btw :nana