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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,950fad2e9e9717b3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!news2!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!feeder.news-service.com!eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!cyclone03.ams.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf01.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe01.ams2.POSTED!40385e62!not-for-mail From: Per Sandberg User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Platform independent calendar References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <_vT_k.6630$So1.3168@newsfe01.ams2> X-Complaints-To: abuse@WWWSpace.NET NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:14:34 UTC Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:14:40 +0100 Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:3891 Date: 2008-12-07T18:14:40+01:00 List-Id: ???? The Calendar package is the same all known platform as far as i know since that is defined by the standard. But if you by platform independent mean using the same binary representation for data (to be sent between machines) which is a complete different story. I would use XML as data carrier and use some platform independent middle ware for transmitting data. /Per Mike H wrote: > I am working (solo) on a signalling related application for a UK > preserved railway. The system needs to be as near to totally platform > independent as possible. As I see it, this rules out use of package > Calendar. > > Rather than re-invent a wheel, I would prefer to use a pre-existing > solution and would be grateful for suggestions.