Return-Path: Resent-From: cbmvax!uunet!PICA.ARMY.MIL!protin Resent-Message-Id: <9107192030.AA16572@relay1.UU.NET> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 90 14:16:43 EDT From: "Arthur W. Protin Jr." (GC-ACCURATE) To: Major Cc: lojban-list@snark.thyrsus.com Subject: Re: times, dates, images, and S-W Message-Id: <9009051416.aa13234@COR4.PICA.ARMY.MIL> Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Jul 91 16:17:00 EDT Resent-To: John Cowan Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Fri Jul 19 16:34:29 1991 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!PICA.ARMY.MIL!protin Major writes > >"Arthur W. Protin Jr." (GC-ACCURATE) writes: > >> [regarding] conventions for time and date representations [as >> discussed by] John Hodges & Bob >> [...] >> [methods] I currently use for representing dates: >> [...] >> (2) as year followed by two digit number of month followed by >> two digit day of the month as in >> 900806 or 19900806 > ^^^^^^ > >WARNING: This method will break badly in just 10 years. Is 010202 >01 February 2002, 01 February 1902, 02 February 2001 or 02 Febraury 1901? > > I guess then, it is time to start converting over to the longer yyyymmdd! Arthur Protin These are my personal views and do not reflect those of my boss or this installation.