[alicebot-archcomm] Date output

[Ernest Lergon]

Sandro Golinelli wrote:
> 
> I could suggest to use a more natural format than those used in the links
> Ernest provided.
> I dont have example to show but i can say that the php and unix like date
> format string is confusing but more complete than the java ones.
> 
Yes, therefore I tend towards the Java format too.

But maybe someone has a better proposal?

> Why not even something to manage date inputs too?
> 
This is more complex than URL handling and has to be done pattern-side -
maybe by using a "special word" [1] like @DATE - but this is not trivial.

Ernest

[1]
http://www.alicebot.org/pipermail/alicebot-patterns/2002-July/000253.html


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