In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
          [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Johan Vromans) wrote:

> I'd argue that
>
>     ($year, $mon, $mday, $hour, $min, $sec, $msec, $nsec,
>
> is much easier to remember, since it is a series of continuous
> decrasing magnitudes.

I was thinking much the same. It also means you can sort the
dates to whatever accuracy you want by comparing each of the
first n elements in turn for some value of n defined bu the
accuracy you want.

Tom

-- 
Tom Hughes ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
http://www.compton.nu/
...If we left the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy.

Reply via email to