[REBOL] Re: [ML statistic] since 19-Feb-2002 till 22-Nov-2002
From: sunandadh:aol at: 30-Nov-2002 19:19
Andrew:
> Looks like the script can't handle NZ daylight savings time which is +13
> hours ahead
This is quite a common problem -- programmers assume the offset can only
logically be -12 to +12. Even though many descriptions of ISO 8601 explicitly
show a +13 example, eg:
http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/technical/software/SGML/doc/iso8601/ISO8601.html
Heaps of programs in many languages, including Rebol, are also poised to slip
when a leap second is inserted -- so the last minute of the year has more
than 60 seconds. Rebol fails reasonably soft as it accepts times with seconds
> 60. But, even so:
equal? 23:59:60 24:00:00 ;
is not always true!
Sunanda.