> Then, for a big subset of dates, there would not be any way to > distinguish it from DD/MM/YYYY,
Yeah, thats the problem with this format (and not only in scilab....). > unless for instance using a distinct separator: MM\DD\YYYY. Not sure > that this would be actually ok. > Would it? IMO, a "US" optional flag would not be more handy. IMO the "US" optional flag would be the only reasonable solution. Also for someone who has his source date in US-format, this optional flag would certainly be more handy than converting the date before / inline... cheers richard -- View this message in context: http://mailinglists.scilab.org/Scilab-users-SEP-upgrading-weekday-tp4036719p4036799.html Sent from the Scilab users - Mailing Lists Archives mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ users mailing list users@lists.scilab.org http://lists.scilab.org/mailman/listinfo/users