• Date format

    From Immortal@VERT/IDOMAIN to All on Wed Oct 14 15:15:00 2020
    Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format (DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?

    Immortal

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Immortal on Wed Oct 14 15:19:00 2020
    Re: Date format
    By: Immortal to All on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:15 pm

    Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format (DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?

    I think you're describing the birthdate format. It's currently hard-coded to that format. All other date input/display in the BBS is *not* YYYY/MM/DD.

    digital man

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Immortal on Wed Oct 14 19:03:00 2020
    Re: Date format
    By: Digital Man to Immortal on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:19 pm

    Re: Date format
    By: Immortal to All on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:15 pm

    Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format (DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?

    I think you're describing the birthdate format. It's currently hard-coded to that format. All other date input/display in the BBS is *not* YYYY/MM/DD.

    So now, the birthdate must be entered by the user in either MM/DD/YYYY format (the default) or DD/MM/YYYY (European).

    digital man

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  • From Michael Long@VERT to alt.bbs.synchronet on Thu Oct 15 02:25:00 2020
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    Digital Man,

    When a new user signs up on my system, it says: "Enter your birthday (MM/DD/YY)"

    But as you type, the masking is XXXX/XX/XX in the input field

    How do I resolve this?
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Michael Long on Thu Oct 15 05:52:00 2020
    Re: Re: Date format
    By: Michael Long to alt.bbs.synchronet on Thu Oct 15 2020 06:25 am

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    Digital Man,

    When a new user signs up on my system, it says: "Enter your birthday (MM/DD/YY)"

    But as you type, the masking is XXXX/XX/XX in the input field

    How do I resolve this?

    Update/re-sync your ctrl/text.dat file.

    digital man

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  • From Immortal@VERT/IDOMAIN to Digital Man on Fri Oct 16 17:33:00 2020
    Re: Date format
    By: Digital Man to Immortal on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:19 pm

    Re: Date format
    By: Immortal to All on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:15 pm

    Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format
    (DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using
    YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?

    I think you're describing the birthdate format. It's currently hard-coded to that format. All other date input/display in the BBS is *not* YYYY/MM/DD.

    Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is the standard isn't it?
    Immortal

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  • From Tony Langdon@VERT to Immortal on Sat Oct 17 12:46:00 2020
    On 10-16-20 21:33, Immortal wrote to Digital Man <=-

    Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have
    ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is
    the standard isn't it? Immortal

    Actually, I use YYYYMMDD a lot for filenames, because that makes files automatically get sorted by date in directory listings on modern OSs. :) Don't know if we need to sort birthdates like that, but I definitely prefer to to MM/DD/YYYY, which isn't used here (normally DD/MM/YYYY).


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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Immortal on Fri Oct 16 21:08:00 2020
    Re: Date format
    By: Immortal to Digital Man on Fri Oct 16 2020 09:33 pm

    Re: Date format
    By: Digital Man to Immortal on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:19 pm

    Re: Date format
    By: Immortal to All on Wed Oct 14 2020 07:15 pm

    Is there a way to change the date format? I have European Date Format
    (DD/MM/YY) set to No in System->Toggle Options. The system is using
    YYYY/MM/DD. Can I change it to MM/DD/YYYY?

    I think you're describing the birthdate format. It's currently hard-coded to that format. All other date input/display in the BBS is *not* YYYY/MM/DD.

    Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is the standard isn't it? Immortal

    Depends on where in the world you live. Anyway, I changed it now to either MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY depending on the European date setting in SCFG. So that should be more natural to most BBS users and sysops.

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  • From dragon@VERT/IPTIA to Immortal on Sat Oct 17 06:35:00 2020
    On 10/16/2020 11:33 PM, Immortal wrote:
    Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is the standard isn't it?
    Immortal

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    YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD are preferred if you want to be able
    to sort the dates easily, for instance database DATE fields.

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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to Tony Langdon on Sun Oct 18 12:23:00 2020
    On 10/16/2020 10:46 PM, Tony Langdon wrote:

    Actually, I use YYYYMMDD a lot for filenames, because that makes files automatically get sorted by date in directory listings on modern OSs. :) Don't
    know if we need to sort birthdates like that, but I definitely prefer to to MM/DD/YYYY, which isn't used here (normally DD/MM/YYYY).

    I've tended to prefer YYYY-MM-DD (iso8601 short date form) as it may be unfamiliar at first glance if you aren't used to it, but never
    confusing... as when the year is first, the sub-year always follows in
    order. If you're in EU or US, or anywhere else for that matter.

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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to dragon on Sun Oct 18 12:25:00 2020
    On 10/17/2020 7:35 AM, dragon wrote:
    Yes the birthdate format. So it is hard coded as YYYY/MM/DD then? I
    guess I can live with it but it seems akward. I don't think I have
    ever seen a date entered in that fashion. MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY is
    the standard isn't it?
    Immortal

    YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD are preferred if you want to be able
    to sort the dates easily, for instance database DATE fields.

    YYYY/MM/DD isn't an established format, either use the hyphen or omit a separator.

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  • From Tony Langdon@VERT to Tracker1 on Mon Oct 19 14:49:00 2020
    On 10-18-20 16:23, Tracker1 wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    I've tended to prefer YYYY-MM-DD (iso8601 short date form) as it may be unfamiliar at first glance if you aren't used to it, but never

    As I said, this one is perfect for things like filenames, where the date is relevant.

    confusing... as when the year is first, the sub-year always follows in order. If you're in EU or US, or anywhere else for that matter.

    I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy. DD/MM/YYYY is shortest to longest (time period). YYYY/MM/DD is longest to shortest, with those technical advantages in the computer age. But MM/DD/YYYY is a dog's breakfast! :)


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Tony Langdon on Mon Oct 19 05:11:00 2020
    Tony Langdon wrote to Tracker1 <=-

    I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy.

    Agreed. Try sorting files based on MMDDYY filenames. :(


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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to Tony Langdon on Mon Oct 19 16:09:00 2020
    On 10/19/2020 12:49 AM, Tony Langdon wrote:
    I've tended to prefer YYYY-MM-DD (iso8601 short date form) as it may be
    unfamiliar at first glance if you aren't used to it, but never

    As I said, this one is perfect for things like filenames, where the date is relevant.

    It's also really useful if you have US and EU users without having to dynamically support changing or have to offer configuration options.

    confusing... as when the year is first, the sub-year always follows in
    order. If you're in EU or US, or anywhere else for that matter.

    I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy. DD/MM/YYYY is shortest to longest (time period). YYYY/MM/DD is longest to shortest, with those technical advantages in the computer age. But MM/DD/YYYY
    is a dog's breakfast! :)

    Don't use YYYY/MM/DD with a / for the separator... use hyphen or omit.

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  • From Tony Langdon@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Oct 20 16:49:00 2020
    On 10-19-20 09:11, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    Tony Langdon wrote to Tracker1 <=-

    I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy.

    Agreed. Try sorting files based on MMDDYY filenames. :(

    YYYY-MM-DD is the only way for filenames. :)


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  • From Tony Langdon@VERT to Tracker1 on Tue Oct 20 16:59:00 2020
    On 10-19-20 20:09, Tracker1 wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

    It's also really useful if you have US and EU users without having to dynamically support changing or have to offer configuration options.

    That too. :)

    confusing... as when the year is first, the sub-year always follows in
    order. If you're in EU or US, or anywhere else for that matter.

    I find the US format the most confusing, because there's no hierarchy. DD/MM/YYYY is shortest to longest (time period). YYYY/MM/DD is longest to shortest, with those technical advantages in the computer age. But
    MM/DD/YYYY
    is a dog's breakfast! :)

    Don't use YYYY/MM/DD with a / for the separator... use hyphen or omit.

    Unless you have a hierarchy of directories (on *NIX ;) ), but yes / is not a good choice.

    Yeah, I normally either use the hyphen or omit, depending on the application.
    )


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