International DATE format representation in RexxForm (and also in Rexx sources)

[ThSITC]

Hello there,

    for my utility RexxForm, which I'm still working on, I'll need an
agreement
how DATES shall be represented (even at the start of a comment, which
usually might contain the HISTORY of modification).

   Now, looking at a couple of Rexx/ooRexx/NetRexx sources, I do recognize,
that still a variation of Date Images are used:

    yyyy-mm-dd  (the ISO format)
    yyyy.mm.dd   (????)

    mm/dd/yy
    mm/dd/yyyy

    dd/mm/yy
    dd/mm/yy

   As you see, the major conflict is between the US an UK representation
of Dates. As I cannot decide which notation (image) is used.

   Can we agree, that using the ISO format (yyyy-mm-dd) would be
acceptable for all?

   Or would you prefer to have an option -dateformat=image
(where image is one of the above).

   Or do you have any brand good idea?

Thomas Schneider.

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Thomas Schneider (Founder of www.thsitc.com) Member of the Rexx Languge
Asscociation (www.rexxla.org) Member of the NetRexx Developer's Team
(www.netrexx.org)

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