Ira, you have my full support on this subject! Reidar Stromsoe Norway -----Original Message----- From: Ira J. Lund <ira.lund@cf-software.com> To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 28. februar 1998 16:11 Subject: Re: Dates >At 08:39 AM 2/27/98 -0500, you wrote: >>Ever since the date format was changed in 2.08 I have tried in vain to get >>a revision which would solve the problems indicated by Michael and David >>and my own use of dates, too. > >Don't mean to ignore everyone on this issue, but per my previous note I'm >afraid that I am going to go the direction indicated for Ver 3. There are >several incompatible issues here. First we need the date field to be >"calculatable" - a true date that can be used to calculate from. In Ver 3 >(UCC date) the date is so well formatted that it can even re-order dates >properly even when they are in different calendar systems! This IS the >direction I am going. I feel this to be so important that I am afraid I >have turned a deaf ear to your requests. Anything that is NOT a standard >type date should go into the notes...