Re: Action 695 argument

Jos pointed out most of my "missing" builtins are actually there, in the 
casting builtins.  I think we are missing maybe 2 builtins:

   * How can I change a datetime from one timezone to another?
   * How do I reference the current datetime (e.g. fn:current-dateTime)?


Gary Hallmark wrote:
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> Dave Reynolds wrote:
>> So it sounds like you might need to propose that RIF adds xsd:date 
>> and xsd:time (with and without timezone).
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> according to DTB, RIF already has xsd:date and xsd:time.
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> why does xml schema add xsd:datetimestamp, but not add xsd:datestamp 
> and xsd:timestamp that makes the timezone mandatory for dates and 
> times as well as datetimes?
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> It looks like DTB is incomplete in its support for date, time, 
> datetime, and duration builtins.  For example,
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>    * how can I construct a date from a string like "2009-02-09"?    * 
> How can I construct a datetime from a date and a time?    * How can I 
> split a datetime into a date and a time?    * How can I add a (int) 
> number of hours to a datetime?
>    * How can I change a datetime from one timezone to another?
>    * How do I reference the current datetime (e.g. fn:current-dateTime
>      <#func-current-dateTime>)
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