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Seagate Date Code Calculator

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How to get the date 20 November 2005 from the number 06212

Screenshot - SeagateDateCode.jpg

Introduction

The code described in this article helps users convert Seagate's (the hard drive manufacture) date code to a DateTime value.

This article is based on this documentation.

Background

I had to check some hard drives for warranty, and found myself checking very old hard drives.

The code

Here is the actual code involved:

Class Variables

C#
private DateTime datecalc;
private string _datecode;

Class Properties

C#
public string DateCode
{
    get { return _datecode; }
    set 
    {
        int _CodeYear = 0;
        byte _CodeWeek = 0;
        byte _CodeDayOfWeek = 0;
        _datecode = value;
        if (_datecode.Length == 5)
        {
            //Get the number of weeks to add
            _CodeWeek = Convert.ToByte(_datecode.Substring(2, 2));
            //Get the day of the week in the final week
            _CodeDayOfWeek = Convert.ToByte(_datecode.Substring(4));
        }
        else if (_datecode.Length == 4)
        {
            //Get the number of weeks to add
            _CodeWeek = Convert.ToByte(_datecode.Substring(2, 1));
            //Get the day of the week in the final week
            _CodeDayOfWeek = Convert.ToByte(_datecode.Substring(3));
        }
        if (_datecode.Length == 4 || _datecode.Length == 5)
        {
            _CodeWeek--;
            _CodeDayOfWeek--;
            _CodeYear = (2000 + Convert.ToInt32(_datecode.Substring(0, 2)) - 1);
            datecalc = new DateTime(_CodeYear, 7, 1);
            datecalc.AddDays(-1);
            do { datecalc = datecalc.AddDays(1); } 
            while (datecalc.DayOfWeek != DayOfWeek.Saturday);
            datecalc = datecalc.AddDays((_CodeWeek * 7) + _CodeDayOfWeek);
        }
    }
}

public DateTime CalculatedDate
{
    get { return datecalc; }
}

Class Constructors

C#
public SeagateDateCodeCalc()
{

}
public SeagateDateCodeCalc(string dateCode)
{
    this.DateCode = dateCode;
}

History

This is my first submission here, so let me know if I am missing anything.

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralRunning the prog Pin
gimmegimme8-Oct-08 11:00
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Paw Jershauge9-Oct-08 2:42
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icefloe018-Jan-09 4:37
icefloe018-Jan-09 4:37 
I believe their point is this; If someone happens upon this from a search engine, creates a login to get the file, and extracts it (like me), it is not immediately obvious that you have to drill down through several folders to find the executeable. Does the executeable have to be all the down in the bin folder to work or can it be moved to the top folder? It would be much easier for the inexperienced (that includes me) to be able to use this calculator if the executeable was in the first folder that's opened. I'm glad you made it though as saves me a bunch of headscratching to create an Excel script to do it. So I give the project an excellent rating as far as it's usefulness to me, but a 2 for useability. When I first extracted it, I looked in the first folder, did not see an exe, looked in the second folder, did not see an exe and almost gave up. I was about to ask online if anyone had a compiler to make an exe out of it, and then decided to keep digging through the folders. Now I'm glad I did.
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Paw Jershauge8-Jan-09 10:14
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icefloe018-Jan-09 11:40
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Knight of Cydonia11-Jan-09 12:37
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