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Subject:RE: System for naming graphics files From:"Richard L Hamilton" <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:07:18 -0700
David,
If that's the only thing she curses you for, you will be in
line for parent of the century:).
That said, I tend to use the full year because, at least during
these early years of the century, there's no ambiguity as to
the year: i.e., is 20090108 is clearly January 8, 2009 and not
Sept 1, 2008; 090108 isn't as clear.
Dick Hamilton
Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation http://managingwriters.com
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> m] On Behalf Of Downing, David
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:52 PM
> To: Fred Ridder
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: System for naming graphics files
>
>
> Okay, I guess that's a relatively safe bet -- especially for
> me, since I'm 49.
>
> (However, if we're talking about a collection of files I pass
> on to my 7-year-old daughter, and she lives to a ripe old
> age, she will curse me for not using four-digit years.)
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 2:45 PM
> To: Downing, David
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: System for naming graphics files
>
> David Downing responded:
>
> >> Or use the date convention that automatically sorts just
> >> the way you really would want it to: YYMMDD
> >> That way, you won't have January 2008 intermingled with
> >> January 2009; all the 08s will be together and separate
> >> from all the 09s.
> >
> > True, although you might need to use four-digit years if your
> > collection goes back earlier than 2000.
>
> Admittedly, the 99s won't be sorted contiguous to the 00s if
> you only allocate 2 digits for the year, but they will still be in
> their own separate, contiguous block. And there will be no real
> ambiguity unless you expect to be using the same files 80 or
> 90 years from now.
>
> -FR
>
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