addAbsence(message, nickname, sy, sm, sd, end, comment) {
        if (nickname) {
            var identity = nickname;
        } else {
            var identity = message.author.username;
        }
        var absencePrep = absencedb.prepare('INSERT INTO absences(name, discord_name, start_year, start_month, start_day, end_date, comment) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)');
        absencePrep.run(identity, message.author.username, sy, sm, sd, end, comment);
    }
//command addAbsence, addLate, addOntime, and addPresent, processDBUpdate, for updating the db.
command addAbsence, addLate, addOntime, and addPresent, processDBUpdate, for updating the db.
command addAbsence addLate addOntime and addPresent processDBUpdate for updating the db .
addAbsence(message, nickname, sy, sm, sd, end, comment) {
        if (nickname) {
            var identity = nickname;
        } else {
            var identity = message.author.username;
        }
        var absencePrep = absencedb.prepare('INSERT INTO absences(name, discord_name, start_year, start_month, start_day, end_date, comment) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)');
        absencePrep.run(identity, message.author.username, sy, sm, sd, end, comment);
    }
addAbsence ( message , nickname , sy , sm , sd , end , comment ) { if ( nickname ) { var identity = nickname ; } else { var identity = message . author . username ; } var absencePrep = absencedb . prepare ( 'INSERT INTO absences(name, discord_name, start_year, start_month, start_day, end_date, comment) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)' ) ; absencePrep . run ( identity , message . author . username , sy , sm , sd , end , comment ) ; }
command addAbsence, addLate, addOntime, and addPresent, processDBUpdate, for updating the db.
command addAbsence addLate addOntime and addPresent processDBUpdate for updating the db .