Re: how to handle dates alone
Re: how to handle dates alone
- Subject: Re: how to handle dates alone
- From: Chuck Hill <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:09:16 -0800
On Jan 28, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Theodore Petrosky wrote:
> You say 'these are Java'. yes, but how it relates to the backend. I have invoice dates in my database. it is just a date. no time.
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> how can I set up Entity Modeler to not use a Timestamp. I tried the Joda Time stuff but it seems that there were problems so it was pulled.
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> So I need to rephrase. How can I have a date column in my database and have an object in Webobjects that is date only and not care about times and timezones?
You. Can. Not.
Java does not care what your database thinks. Java ONLY has a point in time. ONLY. JodaTime extends Java with some more, uh, relaxed attitudes towards dates.
As David alluded to, dates in Java are no ones' idea of fun.
Chuck
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> Am I clearer?
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> Ted
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> --- On Fri, 1/28/11, David LeBer <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> From: David LeBer <email@hidden>
>> Subject: Re: how to handle dates alone
>> To: "Theodore Petrosky" <email@hidden>
>> Cc: email@hidden
>> Date: Friday, January 28, 2011, 1:52 PM
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>> On 2011-01-28, at 1:49 PM, Theodore Petrosky wrote:
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>>> so I was out the other night with the really h (sorry
>> wrong forum)
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>>> How are people handling dates with no timezone (and no
>> time, just the date alone)? I really want to use the date
>> column type and not care about the time nor zone but I
>> haven't figured out a way.
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>>> I just got bitten with a timezone problem when
>> shifting my app to a different box.
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>>> There must be a prescribed and easier way.
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>> Really? These ARE java dates we are talking about here.
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>> ;david
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