Harry Oldenhuis wrote in a message to Donat Allaire:
 DA>         There is an international standard for writing dates which is:
 DA>         year-month-day.  If everybody was using it, we would all be
 DA>         better off.
 HO> That is the American way, you will find most countries use
 HO> 21-10-1997   America has to be differant.
Try sorting "your" way versus YYYYMMDD some time, then get back to us.
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