bool posview::is_quarterly( QString* s )
{
	if ( s->left(2).toInt() % 3 > 0 ) {	
		cout << s->right(2).toInt() << " is not quarterly: " << s->right(2).toInt() % 3 << endl;
		return false;
	} else {
		cout << s->right(2).toInt() << " is quarterly: " << s->right(2).toInt() % 3 << endl;
		return true;
	}
}

void posview::handle( dbi_class* req )
{
        
        contract cntr; // a simple class.  expiration is a QString
        cntr.expiration = QString::number( req->Date ).mid( 2, 4 ); 
        // req->Date is type int in YYYYMMDD format
        // cntr.expiration is now YYMM format (0706, 0707, 0708, etc.)
        if ( is_quarterly( &cntr.expiration ) ) {
                // do something
        }
}

// OUTPUT examples
// 8 is not quarterly: 2 (true)
// 9 is not quarterly: 0 (false)