Re: Problem with summary on date / inconsequent webcat behaviour

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 19121
interpreted = N
texte = >>I had all kinds of problems with WebSTAR crashes when working >>with dates. I followed Ken's advice and stored dates as numbers in my >>databases. Now searches are much faster and no crashes.>What do you mean by 'numbers'? Do date fields in your database contain '/' >to seperate dd/mm/yyyy or is it all a string of digits?He means storing dates as the number of days since 00/00/0000.>>I don't recall the URL of the info from Ken, but he had posted >>guidelines for using this format for dates on his site.It's here: http://webdna.net/dates.htmlSincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Problem with summary on date / inconsequent webcat behaviour (Per Christian Lied 1998)
  2. Re: Problem with summary on date / inconsequent webcat behaviour (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  3. Problem with summary on date / inconsequent webcat behaviour (Per Christian Lied 1998)
  4. Re: Problem with summary on date / inconsequent webcat behaviour (Gil Poulsen 1998)
>>I had all kinds of problems with WebSTAR crashes when working >>with dates. I followed Ken's advice and stored dates as numbers in my >>databases. Now searches are much faster and no crashes.>What do you mean by 'numbers'? Do date fields in your database contain '/' >to seperate dd/mm/yyyy or is it all a string of digits?He means storing dates as the number of days since 00/00/0000.>>I don't recall the URL of the info from Ken, but he had posted >>guidelines for using this format for dates on his site.It's here: http://webdna.net/dates.htmlSincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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