Re: date pref

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 24034
interpreted = N
texte = >Ken, > >Any way to take dates that are already formatted in mm/dd/yyyy format to >number of days format? I have a large database with dates formatted this >way. I have heard mentioned before from people that the 'number of days' >is a better way to go, but I have all this data already in the database.Okay, let's assume you have an xxx.db file with a fieldDate field storing your dates in it in the standard mm/dd/yyyy format. Let's also assume you have a sku field in that db with a unique value in it for each record in the db. All you have to do is this:[search db=xxx.db&neskudatarq=[blank]] [founditems] [replace db=xxx.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]]fieldDate=[math]{[fieldDate]}[/math][/replace] [/founditems] [/search]... and you have to make sure you run this code ONLY ONCE -- or it will mess things up but good! Still, I woud make a copy of your database first, just in case either you or this webdna code screws up in some other way ... :) Sincerely, Kenneth Grome WebDNA Consultant Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: date pref (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  2. Re: date pref (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  3. Re: date pref (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  4. Re: date pref (webcat 1999)
  5. Re: date pref (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  6. Re: date pref (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  7. Re: date pref (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  8. Re: date pref (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  9. Re: date pref (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  10. Re: date pref (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  11. Re: date pref (Christer Olsson 1999)
  12. date pref (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  13. RE:math context ignores date prefs? (John Hill 1998)
  14. math context ignores date prefs? (Matthias Precht 1998)
>Ken, > >Any way to take dates that are already formatted in mm/dd/yyyy format to >number of days format? I have a large database with dates formatted this >way. I have heard mentioned before from people that the 'number of days' >is a better way to go, but I have all this data already in the database.Okay, let's assume you have an xxx.db file with a fieldDate field storing your dates in it in the standard mm/dd/yyyy format. Let's also assume you have a sku field in that db with a unique value in it for each record in the db. All you have to do is this:[search db=xxx.db&neskudatarq=[blank]] [founditems] [replace db=xxx.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]]fieldDate=[math]{[fieldDate]}[/math][/replace] [/founditems] [/search]... and you have to make sure you run this code ONLY ONCE -- or it will mess things up but good! Still, I woud make a copy of your database first, just in case either you or this webdna code screws up in some other way ... :) Sincerely, Kenneth Grome WebDNA Consultant Kenneth Grome

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