'date and ISO-8601'

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Subject:    date and ISO-8601
From:       "Piotr Grudzinski" <piotr () powersmiths ! com>
Date:       2008-09-25 17:09:55
Message-ID: 00bd01c91f31$8868fc10$8601a8c0 () Piotr
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Here are some problems with the date applet and ISO-8601 as of BB 1.12.1

1. Colon separator - use it (extended format) or not (basic format). BB =
seems to mix both:

# date -Iseconds
2008-11-25T12:46:43-0500

There is a missing colon in -0500 (the difference between local time and =
UTC).

2. A 'Z' should be used to designate UTC:

# date -u -Iseconds
2008-11-25T18:05:27UTC

so it should be: 2008-11-25T18:05:27Z

Best Regards,
Piotr

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here are some problems with the date applet and 
ISO-8601 as of BB 1.12.1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Colon separator - use it (extended format) or 
not (basic format). BB seems to mix both:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2># date 
-Iseconds<BR>2008-11-25T12:46:43-0500<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a missing colon in -0500 (the difference 
between local time and UTC).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. A 'Z' should be used to designate 
UTC:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2># date -u 
-Iseconds<BR>2008-11-25T18:05:27UTC<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>so it should be: 2008-11-25T18:05:27Z</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Piotr</DIV>
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