Re: NM Page info.
On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 05:29:20AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, David Brown wrote:
> > Would it be possible to post the dates in ISO date format YYYY-MM-DD. When
> > my brain sees 2000-xx-xx it automatically knows if the date is ISO format.
> > When I see xx-xx-2000 I then have to think a bit about it to determine if
> > the date is in US or European format. If the dates are early in the month,
> > it can be difficult to tell.
>
> Sorry if this twists your brain, but it isn't likely to be
> changed. Everyone has their own oppinion about what a date field should
> look like. Ours look like dd-mm-yyyy. Such is life ;-)
All I'm suggesting is that we use a universally accepted date format
yyyy-mm-dd. dd-mm-yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy will always be ambiguous and
confusing for someone.
Dave Brown
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