Upgrade to 7.0.1, we fixed some bugs in cfgrid in the updater. I think this was fixed as well. ---nimer
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 8:48 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: formatting a date in cfgrid > > thanks for the examples.. > > by backend.. i meant the sql.. i consider front end my display.. > > as for the code.. i am populating a grid via flash remoting. > > <cfgridcolumn name="feedDate" header="Feed Date" mask="EEEE, MMM. D, > YYYY at H:NN A"/> > > that is all there is... > > On 10/24/05, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well it is still front end really. Alan doesn't mean insert the date > into > > the database already formatted in any special way; He means SELECT it in > the > > desired format so you don't need to format it anywhere else. > > > > In MySql for example... > > > > SELECT DATE_FORMAT(DateField, '%W, %M %D, %Y'); > > > > Would give you the date formatted like this straight from your query and > all > > you'd need to do was output it... 'Sunday, October 24th, 2005' > > > > You could use datepart() or convert() to get 'basically' the same thing > from > > SQL Server (I'm not sure SQL server has anything for Nth day though) > > > > Believe it or not, even MS Access comes equipped with some date > functions > > :^O > > > > That's probably enough to fix you up but if you have any trouble just > let us > > know the date/time format you are looking for and what database you are > > using. > > > > Ps... In CF, the mask is the last option in the function like... > > > > Dateformat(mydate, "mm dd yyyy") > > > > And not the first like... > > > > Dateformat("mm dd yyyy", mydate) > > > > When I started writing .NET apps I was very used to CF's XxxxxFormat() > > functions where the mask was always last. The mask comes first in VB's > date > > formatter and when I put it last, the mask was actually displayed like > > you're descriing. > > > > I THINK CF would throw an error if it were backwards but it's worth > > checking. Just seems very odd that it displays the mask. > > > > You might also consider posting the bit of code that is displaying the > mask > > so everyone can take a look. > > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > > Bobby Hartsfield > > http://acoderslife.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:32 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: formatting a date in cfgrid > > > > it's just a regular date/time field always figured i could do it on > > the front end somehow.. i'll give that a lookig into though.. thanks > > > > On 10/23/05, Alan Rother <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is just totally off the cuff here... > > > But if you can't get CF to do it right off, you could have your DB do > it. > > > Just apply a date mask to it in the query. Most DB systems allow you > to do > > > this. > > > HTH > > > Alan Rother > > > Macromedia Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > > > > > > On 10/23/05, Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > i have a date that is populating a field in a grid like this: > > > > Tue Oct 18 21:25:48 GMT-0400 2005 > > > > > > > > i have attempted to use mask="MMMM D, YYYY" > > > > > > > > but all it does is output the mask to the field.. any ideas how to > mask > > > > this? > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:222567 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
