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		sanxiyn on May 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Start sending dates the right way (aka The ISO8601... 2012-142 is valid. 2012-012 is valid. 2012-12 is not. For nth day specify exactly three digits. No confusion with months.

gpvos on May 21, 2012 [–]

To be precise, 2012-12 is valid and refers to a month. There is indeed no ambiguity.

geon on May 23, 2012 | [–]

So how would I refer to the 12:th day of the year?

sanxiyn on May 23, 2012 | | [–]

2012-012. Duh.

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