>From: Louis JOURDAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: January 4, 2001 13:25
>
>>At 5:25 -0800 01/01/4, M R wrote:
>>>dd/mm/yyyy : is used in Britain and other commonwealth
>>>countries
>
>"is used" but, it is not supported by any formal standard!
>
>Its use, in this shrinking e-world, is nothing short of ludicrous.
>
>Duncan
>
>>
>>And also in many non-English speaking countries, France for example !
>>
>>Louis
>>
I have come across the following formats:
yy mm dd ISO and governments in Canada
dd mm yy The most common format around the world
mm dd yy USA and sometimes in Canada
yy dd mm A French mining company operating in Australia
mm yy dd Some Canadian bank cheque rubber stamps
I am now waiting to find a user of dd yy mm.
