oftenbach / daysbtwdatesfordsos

Script created especially for Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Designated School Officials who deal with high curricular practical training (CPT) request volumes each semester.

Daysbtw2DatesforDSOs

Days between 2 Dates: A Calculator Tool for Designated School Officials

A lightweight, essentials-only, platform-agnostic date range calculator designed specifically with professionals working in the international student and/or scholar services and international education fields that frequently interact with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program's SEVIS platform in mind. This tool is provided in 2 flavors--PowerShell and Python--and do exactly the same things. Choose whichever environment suits you.

Daysbtw2DatesProd.ps1 (PowerShell Version)

• To run in Windows, simply right-click the downloaded file and select Run with PowerShell.
• To run in macOS, download this file, open a PowerShell window, then drag-n-drop it into the shell window and hit 'Enter'. Alternatively, invoke PowerShell from within a running Mac terminal by entering Pwsh, and then follow the same steps above.

Daysbtw2DatesProd.py (Python Version)

• Open a Windows or Mac terminal window at the containing folder, then enter:

  python3 Daysbtw2DatesProd.py