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From: george (george13p_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-27 01:27:35
> date_period
> contract(const date_period& dp, days len)
> {
>    if (dp.length() < len) {
>      //handle errors here -- after contraction nothing is left...
>    }
>    return date_period(dp.start() + len, dp.end()-len);  
> }
> 
> In use:
>   date_period dp(....);
>   dp = contract(dp, days(2));
thanks Jeff,I will go this way.
I suggest you to add also this functionality in a next version(1.34.1(?))
it's very usefull.
thanks