[ic] time and convert_date oddities

[Mike Heins]

Quoting Paul Jordan (paul at gishnetwork.com):
>    > Mike says...
>    > Quoting Paul Jordan (paul at gishnetwork.com):
>    > >
>    > > I was noticing some differences of using "%X" in the below, and
>    > > found an additional head scratcher.
>    > >
>    > > Test code:
>    > > [time fmt="%X"]<br />
>    > > [convert_date fmt="%X"][time fmt="%Y-%m-%d
>    %H:%M:%S"][/convert_date]
>    > > [convert_date fmt="%X"]2011-08-07 12:34:56[/convert_date]
>    > >
>    > > Produces this:
>    > > 02:51:44
>    > > 02:51:00 AM
>    > > 12:34:00 PM
>    > >
>    > > The first thing I notice is that AM/PM is added when using
>    > > convert_date, and the docs don't show %X as outputting this. The
>    > > second thing I notice is that the seconds place is always 00 for
>    > > convert_date. I don't need the seconds in this case, I'm just
>    trying
>    > > to be complete in my observations.
>    > >
>    > > Are these expected, bugs, or am I misunderstanding some usage?
>    >
>    > What I don't understand is why you want to use %X. It's behavior
>    > is indeterminate as far as Interchange or Perl is concerned -- it's
>    > the OS doing what it does.
> 
>    I just thought I could use it in formatting dates and times as per:
> 
>    [1]http://docs.icdevgroup.org/cgi-bin/online/glossary/time.html
> 
>    I had to abandon it because I needed something more reliable
>    like %H:%M:%S.

The docs should really say 

	see strftime(3) for authoritative information

The real definition of %X is:

   %X     The preferred time representation for the current locale without the date.

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Mike Heins
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