Pop quiz...

NBs996 · 22-Sep-2005, 10:28

no it's not a music quiz, I have a question...

To settle a 'discussion' here in the office
Is there a standard format, ie BSi, for showing a date on a document?

So far we have:
22.09.05
22/09/05
22 Sep 05

Is there a right and wrong?

Crunchy · 22-Sep-2005, 10:35

The safest policy, particularly if you deal internationally would be to write it 22 September 2005. Or 22 sep 05. This is because some countries put the month before the day. I'm not aware of any BSi format.

chrisw · 22-Sep-2005, 10:46

Found this it may help

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html

NBs996 · 22-Sep-2005, 11:02

Ah, cheers for the reference chrisw, ISO 8601 bring up another format...

So we now have:

22.09.05
22/09/05
22 Sep 05
2005-09-22 (ISO 8601 - International Standard Date and Time Notation)

I'm in agreement with Crunchy.

Anyone bored yet??

[Edited on 22-9-2005 by NBs996]

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22-Sep-2005, 10:35	#2
Crunchy Registered Forum User GTL Posts: 414 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Germany, but from Southport Mood: I want to come home ::(:but then The safest policy, particularly if you deal internationally would be to write it 22 September 2005. Or 22 sep 05. This is because some countries put the month before the day. I'm not aware of any BSi format. Reply

22-Sep-2005, 10:46	#3
chrisw Registered Forum User 500SD Bikes: 999 Mono/1198S Posts: 803 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Yorkshire Mood: Messing with diagnostics Found this it may help http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html Reply