Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date

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2008


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 100655
interpreted = N
texte = Incidentally, [Format Days_To_Date %m/%d/%y]195462[/Format] comes directly from the WebDNA Reference guide under [Format FormatSpec]Text or Number[/Format] Marc Terry Wilson wrote: > You don't know that this date is not relevant. For instance, a quick > Google search tells us that Krakatoa erupted in 535 A.D. > > Or maybe the original poster is putting together a website for things > happening in the Dark Ages. > > > >> I got the same! >> >> When I change to %Y I got 02/27/0535 >> >> >> Try using a more relevant date/number such as 733655 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 05/09/2008, at 5:13 AM, Tim Benson wrote: >> >>> This line [text]testdate=[Format Days_To_Date >>> %m/%d/%y]195462[/Format][/text] >>> Produces >>> testdate = 02/27/*+ >>> >>> I expected a number. >>> >>> tim >>> >>> On 9/3/08 11:15 AM, "Paul Willis" wrote: >>> >>>> What do you get back and what are you expecting? >>>> >>>> %y is the year without century so 08 at the moment >>>> %Y is the year with century so 2008 at the moment >>>> >>>> ...or my guess is you are using this inside an [orderfile] where >>>> date stuff doesn't work as normal. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3 Sep 2008, at 15:54, Tim Benson wrote: >>>> >>>>> The formatting option [Format Days_To_Date %m/%d/%y] no longer >>>>> supplies the year properly, was it replaced or no longer supported? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Timothy D. Benson (tbenson@syracusecoe.org) >>>>> Information Coordinator >>>>> SyracuseCoE >>>>> 621 Skytop Road >>>>> Syracuse, NY 13244 >>>>> Tel:315-443-8756 >>>>> Web:SyracuseCoe.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > -- ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu ------------------------------------------- Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. [BULK] Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Tim Benson 2008)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Terry Wilson 2008)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Marc Thompson 2008)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Marc Thompson 2008)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Marc Thompson 2008)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Marc Thompson 2008)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Terry Wilson 2008)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date ("William DeVaul" 2008)
  17. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date ("William DeVaul" 2008)
  18. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  19. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Tim Benson 2008)
  20. Re: [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Paul Willis 2008)
  21. [WebDNA] Format Days_To_Date (Tim Benson 2008)
Incidentally, [Format Days_To_Date %m/%d/%y]195462[/Format] comes directly from the WebDNA reference guide under [Format FormatSpec]Text or Number[/Format] Marc Terry Wilson wrote: > You don't know that this date is not relevant. For instance, a quick > Google search tells us that Krakatoa erupted in 535 A.D. > > Or maybe the original poster is putting together a website for things > happening in the Dark Ages. > > > >> I got the same! >> >> When I change to %Y I got 02/27/0535 >> >> >> Try using a more relevant date/number such as 733655 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 05/09/2008, at 5:13 AM, Tim Benson wrote: >> >>> This line [text]testdate=[Format Days_To_Date >>> %m/%d/%y]195462[/Format][/text] >>> Produces >>> testdate = 02/27/*+ >>> >>> I expected a number. >>> >>> tim >>> >>> On 9/3/08 11:15 AM, "Paul Willis" wrote: >>> >>>> What do you get back and what are you expecting? >>>> >>>> %y is the year without century so 08 at the moment >>>> %Y is the year with century so 2008 at the moment >>>> >>>> ...or my guess is you are using this inside an [orderfile] where >>>> date stuff doesn't work as normal. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3 Sep 2008, at 15:54, Tim Benson wrote: >>>> >>>>> The formatting option [Format Days_To_Date %m/%d/%y] no longer >>>>> supplies the year properly, was it replaced or no longer supported? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Timothy D. Benson (tbenson@syracusecoe.org) >>>>> Information Coordinator >>>>> SyracuseCoE >>>>> 621 Skytop Road >>>>> Syracuse, NY 13244 >>>>> Tel:315-443-8756 >>>>> Web:SyracuseCoe.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > -- ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson

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