Re: Date Comparison

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17251
interpreted = N
texte = >Is webcatalog able to compare dates in the dd/mm/yyyy format? I'm trying >to show a list of less than two day old items on a site in the UK and >this search does not seem to be working.If your DateFormat value (in the WebCatalog Prefs) is set to create dates in dd/mm/yyyy format -- *and* if the dates in your database conform to that format as well -- then according to the HTML docs, all your date comparisons will work properly ...But if your DateFormat in the prefs is different from the date format of the values you're trying to compare, WebCat will NOT be able to compare them properly.Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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>Is webcatalog able to compare dates in the dd/mm/yyyy format? I'm trying >to show a list of less than two day old items on a site in the UK and >this search does not seem to be working.If your DateFormat value (in the WebCatalog Prefs) is set to create dates in dd/mm/yyyy format -- *and* if the dates in your database conform to that format as well -- then according to the HTML docs, all your date comparisons will work properly ...But if your DateFormat in the prefs is different from the date format of the values you're trying to compare, WebCat will NOT be able to compare them properly.Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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