I've not done much with i18n, so I'm not really familiar with the pros/cons of using getUTCDate() vs getDate(). Could you throw out a few bullet points?
On 1/25/07, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As noted, probably bettere using getUTCDate, there is no need for ColdFusion > to do the insertion. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer > To: CF-Talk > Sent: Thu Jan 25 17:50:02 2007 > Subject: Re: Insert Current Date/Time into SQL DB (CF101) > > On 1/25/07, Tim Claremont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been doing this wrong for years and getting by with it. What is the > correct way? > > > > I have a field in my SQL Server 2005 PageHits table for the current date > and time. What data format should the field be? What value do I pass from > CF? CreateODBCDateTime(Now))???? I get an error when I try that! > > why pass anything from CF? why not just make the default value of the > field in the database getDate()? > > if you're updating...just pass getDate() (just like that. no quotes, > no # signs (it's a SQL Server function, not a CF function)). > > no need to make CF do any thinking :) > > -- > > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:267656 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4

