Tim,
At 20:52 13-10-00 -0400, you wrote:
>My understanding of DATE_AND_TIME, reinforced by the way it was
>implemented by CVF, MipsPro, and Lahey, and by the absence of bug reports
>on our g77 library version, is that the TIME field returns local time, and
>the ZONE field reflects the difference between that time and UTC. Other
>vendors read Adams, Brainerd et al "Fortran 95 Handbook" and come up with
>a different result, even though inter-operability with CVF and SGI
>compilers has been given as a stated goal. Is this a point where the
>standard allows variation?
>
>Tim
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IMH date_and_time() takes its data from the system.
The example given in the Standard and in "Fortran 95 Handbook"
suggests that date and time are considered to be LOCAL.
I would be surprised and sad if it were to be interpreted
otherwise.
Best regards,
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Jan van Oosterwijk
Computing Centre
Delft University of Technology
Phone: +31 15 278 5017
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