Which date format do you prefer?

[Aylwin]

Just curious.

[tommykjensen]

?

Danish dd/mm/yy :lol:

For what and where do You mean?

[joeseph]

yyyy-mm-dd means computer will sort directories in date order properly...

[Aylwin]

For what and where do You mean?
Well, I was just wondering in general.

I've noticed that the format on these forums is mm-dd-yyyy which is the American standard. But Pekka is European so I would assume dd-mm-yyyy is the standard he would prefer. Besides, this being an international forum, there are far more countries using dd-mm-yyyy. On the other hand, there are probably more American members.

I was in Japan for the last 2 years and there they use yyyy-mm-dd (they do that with addresses too). That actually makes sense. So nowadays I use it when naming files.

[tommykjensen]

My preference depends on what is displayed. Here in the forum on the topic itself I would prefer dd-mm-yy but in a list I would prefer yy-mm-dd in order to sort properly.

[Moppie]

It should always be either, day, month, year, or, year, month, day. They are the only two that make any rational sense and follow a logical order of assention or dessention.

This forum only has month, day, year as the defult because VB is an American software company.

[Bosman]

It should always be either, day, month, year, or, year, month, day. They are the only two that make any rational sense and follow a logical order of assention or dessention.

This forum only has month, day, year as the defult because VB is an American software company.

I think you'll find that as America wakes up this morning you will see alot more month, day, year. Which of course makes perfect rational sense to us.;)

[tommykjensen]

Which of course makes perfect rational sense to us.;)

Yeah but can You explain to the rest of us why it makes sense to have month before date then year? :D

[Bosman]

Yeah but can You explain to the rest of us why it makes sense to have month before date then year? :D

Certainly, it may not make sense logical assention, dessention order. But in practicality, everyone knows what year it is currently, and a day means nothing without knowing what month it is in. So when planning an event with someone, and now remember the year is taken for granted, first order is the month then narrow it down to the day. So I guess there is the dessention of month, day, with the year being assumed. Hope that makes sense.

Cheers,

Joe

[EricKonieczny]

for computer sorting of files I use yyyy-mm-dd (e.g. 2005-09-15), for all my photo organizing.

But for General stuff in the everyday world in the US, I use mm-dd-yyyy

[tommykjensen]

Certainly, it may not make sense logical assention, dessention order. But in practicality, everyone knows what year it is currently, and a day means nothing without knowing what month it is in. So when planning an event with someone, and now remember the year is taken for granted, first order is the month then narrow it down to the day. So I guess there is the dessention of month, day, with the year being assumed. Hope that makes sense.


Not to me :lol:

[75D]

It is all too confusing.
Here in Quebec we use the dd-mm-yy but because every one else in North America uses mm-dd-yy it sometimes gets so you are not sure what the date is, especially when you have 08-07-05. Is it the 8th of July or the 7th of Augut.
August 7, 2005 is not confusing at all.

Wayne

[skade]

dd-mm-yy... Its just how it is here :)

[Pekka]

I changed forum dates to format all english speaking people and animals will understand :)

[CyberPet]

The suffering us Europeans has to take for those imperial-handicapped people.... it's centimeters, not inches guys! :D (besides, anything sounds a lot longer/taller with centimeters).

I use yyyy-mm-dd since I've been using computers too long... it's stuck with me!

On the other hand, most official forms I have to fill out nowdays (in Swedish) also wants you to write, yyyy-mm-dd so I guess it's becoming a new standard.

[Pekka]

The suffering us Europeans has to take for those imperial-handicapped people.... it's centimeters, not inches guys! :D (besides, anything sounds a lot longer/taller with centimeters).

One day metric system will be global, it is just logical to go to easier systems. See http://www.metric4us.com/why.html

[thomascanty]

It really depends on where I'm using the date, but since this is POTN I answered yyyy-mm-dd. I always rename my images to "yyyymmdd-hhmmss (iso) - original filename.cr2". That way when I view the folder contents, it always comes up in sequential order of when the pictures were taken. It also helps finding them again. If I ever need to go back to the original, I just look up the EXIF data in the small version I keep on the hard drive, look at the time/date stamp, and I know exactly where to go. I also write the dates on the DVD's when I make the backups.

[HJMinard]

YYYY-MM-DD makes - by far - the most sense, and (I believe) it is the official international standard. It is also the standard (if I recall correctly) for the U.S. military. That said, I am most familiar/comfortable with MM-DD-YYYY.

One day metric system will be global, it is just logical to go to easier systems.

That's true. The strange thing is that it's already used extensively in product design in the U.S. All three American automobile manufacturers (Ford, GM and (sort of American) Chrysler) use the metric system for vehicle design. It has a long way to go before it's widely accepted by the general populace, however.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Last time I bought lumber in Canada it was still sold in board feet and in 3/4" or 1.5" thickness.... ;)

Oh sorry... " = inch :) :)

[peterdoomen]

I prefer dd-mm-yyyy for talking to people, yyy-mm-dd for naming things on a computer so that you can sort by it. Though I know you can also sort by date, this is the most convenient way to arrange files. Especially pictures.

P.

[Cadwell]

Last time I bought lumber in Canada it was still sold in board feet and in 3/4" or 1.5" thickness.... ;)

Oh sorry... " = inch :) :)


In Britain we are very practical (as always). It wouldn't be considered unusal to order a piece of wood 4 centimeters thick and 3 feet long.

[dgcorner]

I used to use the American format, but dd-mm-yy is the norm in NZ... so I've shifted to this.

[Moppie]

I used to use the American format, but dd-mm-yy is the norm in NZ... so I've shifted to this.


Hey Another Kiwi, and Eastier to :)
Its official, we are taking over the internet.

[JohnnyG]

I am an American and have always used mm/dd/yyyy but I label my photos, yyyy/mm/dd because the computer sorts them that way! So, I guess it doesn't matter.

I do get confused occasionally when I read a date and I don't know if it's American or European.:confused:

[m3incorp]

Depends on if I am writing it or looking for something. When I write, it is 16 September 2005, very seldom use just the numerals.

[Steve Parr]

I'm just happy if I wake up and know what time it is...

Steve

[Mernya]

I'm american, but I was a science major in college and a computer person now, so, I've moved more and more to metric based stuff through my life.

However, the rational for 11/03/2005 is that we say November 3, 2005, in that order. The other ways are ideal for timestamping because you are taking units and increasing them or decreasing them (ie days make up months and months make up years)

[kwsanders]

yyyy-mm-dd means computer will sort directories in date order properly...

That's what I voted for. ;)