On Jan 13, 9:41 pm, "Andrew Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nobody was talking about i18n, you were the first to bring it up. > > As far as the 2 functions they do exactly the same thing, the only > difference one works in other countries outside of the USA and the > other doesn't.
i18n is the umbrella topic for anything to do with regional adaptation, including date formatting. Much as I am loathe to quote Wikipedia: "Internationalization is the process of designing a software application so that it can be adapted to various languages and regions without engineering changes. Localization is the process of adapting software for a specific region or language by adding locale-specific components and translating text." The process of engineering a solution that is "internationalised" such that you can readily localise the interface is no mean feat. It doesn't simply involve masking dates -- it is a hugely complex task that is even more difficult to retrofit into an existing system. All this is beside the point -- it's your assertion that by deciphering the approach used in the code from cf8 you have an insight into design decisions made pre-cf5 that I'm refuting. Not to mention that your inane, derogatory quips about developers, about whom you know nothing, have no place in this forum. -- geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
