From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,45c857e19c4ee2df X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-27 06:45:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!newsfeed.planete.net!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada95 calendar package question Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:24:19 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9hcmq5$m93$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9hbb9n$g14$1@fang.dsto.defence.gov.au> <3B395724.6B4B9B67@worldnet.att.net> <9hc5n4$jl$1@infosun2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 993648261 22819 136.170.200.133 (27 Jun 2001 13:24:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 27 Jun 2001 13:24:21 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9140 Date: 2001-06-27T13:24:21+00:00 List-Id: Sorry, Peter. It isn't. Historically, Sunday is the first day of the week. Practically, people treat Monday as the first day of the week because that's the day we all go back to work. However, I think if you dig into the historic roots of it you'll discover that a) The Jewish tradition had the Sabbath as Saturday and therefore Sunday was the first day of the week. b) The early Christians - also being Jewish - went to Synagog on the Sabbath, then gathered on the first day of the week for Christian celebration. c) the Roman calendars that form the basis for our modern day calendar were established by Christians - keeping Sunday as the first day of the week. To a large extent, its pretty much an arbitrary and capricious choice as to which day is "first" - but I think you'll find most calendars adhere to the Sunday/First convention. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Peter Hermann" wrote in message news:9hc5n4$jl$1@infosun2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de... > James Rogers wrote: > > Vladimir Bednikov wrote: > >> Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun for days of the week and > >> Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr .... for the month of the year. > > -- This generic package works when Sunday is declared to be the > > -- first day of the week. It must be the first value of the > > Sorry James, but: > I very much prefer Monday as the first day of the week, > simply because it is the first day of the week :-) > > see: > http://www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/homes/ph/adapilotresources/basic_tools/c alenday.ads > > -- > Peter Hermann Tel+49-711-685-3611 Fax3758 ica2ph@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de > Pfaffenwaldring 27 Raum 114, D-70569 Stuttgart Uni Computeranwendungen > http://www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/homes/ph/ > Team Ada: "C'mon people let the world begin" (Paul McCartney)