At Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:11:11 +0000, Patrick Campbell-Preston wrote: > > > Ben McKenzie wrote: > > > I'm trying to change the default timestamp format that BBDB uses for > > its database to make it easier to sync it with an external > > source. I've set bbdb-time-display-format to "%Y-%m-%dT%T%z" (what is > > considered an ISO standard) but in the .bbdb file, it's still using > > Y-M-D for all the timestamps. I'm not sure why it's not changing the > > format. > > Clue is in the name - this is only the format used for display. If > you wanted to change the format used in the .bbdb file itself this > would be a little more involved (i.e. you'd have to change the lisp > code dealing with the file format, and handle converting old > databases) - but somewhat unnecessary just to support sync - unless > you also need to record time-of-day information in each timestamp, > which the current BBDB does not do. > > Patrick
Wow, okay. That would explain why. Thanks for the reply! I might file that as a bug report, because the description of the variable is as follows: The format for the timestamp to be used in the creation-date and Hide Re timestamp fields. See the documentation for `format-time-string'. Is BBDB still being actively developed? I've seen activity on the mailing list, but not too much with CVS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
