Is the use of "T" between the date and mandantory? I've often simply seen a blank space used. I've been simply using a blank space. It that OK?
Also in international communications, UT or suffix such as -08:00 should be used to indicate the time zone. "-08:00" would indicate the Pacific Coast time zone since it lags UT by 8 hours, except duing Daylight Saving Time when it is only 7 hours behind Universal Time. Quoting Michael-O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > John S. Ward wrote: > > > This is off topic, but there seems to be a lot of confusion about the ISO > date > > and time formats. I recommend everyone to read the summary on the ISO web > > > site: > > > > http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html > > > > The format including both date & time is: > > YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss > > where the capital letter T is used to separate the date and time > components. > > For example, 2003-04-01T13:01:02. You can also write the date without the > > > time. > > > > Note that the date separator is "-" and the time separator is ":". > Finally, > > note that you need all 4 numbers in the year, not just the last 2. > > > > John > > > > > > > > I use 8601 now for more 3 years now and never was opposed to a problem > by now. > Most projects on the web (sourceforge), scientists and students use it. > > bye > > -- > Don't punish others, don't use MS clients like Outlook/Outlook Express. > Make life easier for everyone, use Thunderbird. www.mozilla.org > >
