When I write the date, I use one of two formats - yyyy-mm-dd or dd-mmm-yyyy (Note - "mmm", not "mm" in the second case).
South Africa started using yyyy-mm-dd back in the 1970's and I have also seen the "yyyy-mm-dd" referred to as the "Swedish format". _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of STANLEY DOORE Sent: 22 July 2008 14:43 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41472] Re: Fw: date and time I thought the rest of the world used the dd-mm-yyyy format for date like the US Military and not the ISO yyyy-mm-dd but uses the ISO 24-hour clock to avoid misunderstanding. . The US Military is moving to the ISO date format (yyyy-mm-dd) in it's records systems. For obvious reasons, the NOAA Weather Archives in Ashville, NC have used the yyyymmdd date format since the late 1800s when the Hollerith punched card was invented. Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: Stan Jakuba <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric <mailto:[email protected]> Association Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:49 AM Subject: [USMA:41471] Fw: date and time Yes, and also in most foreign countries universally for everything. (They of course use the ISO format, not the US military in strict sense.) Stan Jakuba ----- Original Message ----- From: STANLEY <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DOORE To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; U.S. Metric <mailto:[email protected]> Association Sent: 08 Jul 21, Monday 12:27 Subject: Re: [USMA:41461] date and time The time format in your attachment uses the term "military" time. Although the US military uses the 24-hour clock, it is universally used by many others such as aviation, weather, and maritime among others. Regards, Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: Stan Jakuba <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric <mailto:[email protected]> Association Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:18 AM Subject: [USMA:41461] date and time While at these repeated sendings, I am attaching again the method for setting up the Windows PC for the ISO date and time display. Again, comments concerning Vista and/or Apple would be appreciated. Stan Jakuba
