date anomalies when converting to seconds

[Rob Cozens]

Hi Kay,

>> Since it seems unlikely that I will get what I want, I am gradually
>> starting to use my own numeric dateTime format and conversion
>> routines: YYYYMMDD, HHMMSS or the 2 combined. As well as being totally
>> numeric which is great for sorting, they have the advantage of being
>> human-readable.
>
>
> Isn't this just dateItems without the comas.

No, because dateItems works only for the 100-year period defined by the 
centuryCutoff, whereas Sarah's "Julian date" approach is 
centuryCutoff-independent.

Serendipity Library also includes Julian date handlers; but they don't 
include time.  I never could see the logic of working in seconds when 
dealing with day increments.

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company

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