[eml-dev] [Bug 5617] New: date time format strings need a system

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5617

             Bug #: 5617
           Summary: date time format strings need a system
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: EML
           Version: 2.1.0
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: eml - general bugs
        AssignedTo: jones at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: mob at msi.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: eml-dev at ecoinformatics.org


EML has a formatString element that takes text strings, and the spec give
several examples. Translating dates would be much easier if the system which
specified the format was included.

This data: 01May2007

The spec example suggests DDWWWYYYY
which is specified by the system [unknown]

Another representation of this date is

<formatString>DDMonYYYY</formatString>

which can be read directly by postgresql. So using something like this:
<formatString system="sql">DDMonYYYY</formatString>

would be more informative and make interpretation easier for code like the DML. 

example doc using this date format: knb-lter-sbc.61.1

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