On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 13:57:34 +0100 "Bjoern Gimle" <b_gimle@algonet.se> writes: >>My program's converted format >> >>07847U DELTA 1 DEB 1972-058T 01/05/00 >>22564U ATLAS 1 CENTAUR R/B 1993-015B 01/06/00 >> >Pardon me, but I agree with earlier posts that the US standard >format is abominable: >In a text sort, you need two sort keys to sort on dates. >(otherwise, a sort program which allows you to specify what >format the sort key should use) >In 2001-2012, there will be a lot of confusion among people >with international contacts/habits. > Well I was trying to show how a program could ignore the century and focus on just the years of it and still be correct...until 2057. I guess I goofed. I should had made it clearer that "My program's converted format" for dates as mm/dd/yy was what I personally use; which clashes with OIG's yyyy/mm/dd. Point is well taken. Next time I'll place a mm/dd/yy column header above the dates the next time I make such a post. Oh. I see the relevance, but there was no effort made to sort on any part of the message. John Gardner,Jr Hoarder of TLEs gardjw@juno.com 76.98569 W 39.00195 N 62.484m ASL ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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