More to the point, I think, is that a standard is a good idea. I remember trying ADO out and finding it could not handle normal dates (the ones used by transport all over the world in my case) in selects. And excel completely buggers up date formats in CSV files. Allen
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions Sent: 25 June 2007 01:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Automation with Word 2007 Paul Newton wrote: > Why don't y'all (Amerricans) understand that a date format that goes > from least-to-most (or vice versa) significance just makes a whole lot > more sense than MDY where the least significant part is in the middle > !! For goodness sake, why don't you start insisting on times being > quoted in HSM (hours, seconds, minutes). > > And whilst I'm in the mood to rant, how many of you (Americans) > celebrate July 4th rather than "the fourth of July" ? > LOL! July 4th! Of course you're right...it's easier to sort 2007-07-04 instead of 07-04-2007! ;-) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/865 - Release Date: 24/06/2007 08:33 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
