Re: Ada95 calendar package question

[Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen)]

In article <3B395724.6B4B9B67@worldnet.att.net>, James Rogers <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> Vladimir Bednikov wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I'm using gnat3.13p on an sgi with gcc2.8.1 and am wondering if there is a
>> way of
>> getting the day of week and month in text format. I.E.
>> Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun for days of the week and
>> Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr .... for the month of the year.
> 
> Ada does not provide such conversions as part of the Ada.Calendar
> package. Which representation for days of the week and month names
> is appropriate in all situations and cultures?

Certainly one culture that must be considered is the culture of the
operating system on which one is running.  Many operating systems
have their own standard for how programs should display dates,
along with the ability for a user to express personal preferences.
If you are running on such an operating system, you should strongly
consider using the operating system method, even if it means making
a call to non-Ada code.