Re: [date] formatting bug inside [orderfile]?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16841
interpreted = N
texte = >outside the orderfile, date is 03/31/1998 and formatted is 03/31/98 >inside the orderfile, date is 03/31/1998 and formatted is >03/31/1998%m/%d/%y] > >A bug? A problem? Should I be setting this up differently? For the time >being, I'll be setting the formatted date/time *outside* the [orderfile] >and assigning it to a cart header for use inside -- but there must be a >better way.In the context of an [OrderFile], the tag [date] refers to the header variable date in the order file, essentially no different than something like [header5]. So the symptom you're seeing is analogous to the (incorrect) [header5 %m/%d/%y] which makes no sense to WebCatalog.Outside the context of an [OrderFile], [date] refers to today's date from the server's clock.So you'd have to use the [Format] context to force the date into a different format:[Format Days_To_Date %m/%d/%y][math]{[date]}[/math][/Format]The Math context converts the orderfile date to the number of days since 00/00/0000, and then the Format context converts that number to a formatted date of your choosing.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>outside the orderfile, date is 03/31/1998 and formatted is 03/31/98 >inside the orderfile, date is 03/31/1998 and formatted is >03/31/1998%m/%d/%y] > >A bug? A problem? Should I be setting this up differently? For the time >being, I'll be setting the formatted date/time *outside* the
[orderfile] >and assigning it to a cart header for use inside -- but there must be a >better way.In the context of an
[orderfile], the tag
[date] refers to the header variable date in the
order file, essentially no different than something like [header5]. So the symptom you're seeing is analogous to the (incorrect) [header5 %m/%d/%y] which makes no sense to WebCatalog.Outside the context of an
[orderfile],
[date] refers to today's date from the server's clock.So you'd have to use the
[format] context to force the date into a different format:[Format Days_To_Date %m/%d/%y]
[math]{
[date]}[/math][/Format]The Math context converts the orderfile date to the number of days since 00/00/0000, and then the Format context converts that number to a formatted date of your choosing.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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