Yea, my first attempt was something similar: CreateDate(Left(pubDate,2),Mid(pubDate,3,2),Right(pubDate,2))
but it throws errors (unspecified ones at that) So does this, weirdly enough: <cfset FileName = "01-122906WASH-CIRC.txt"> <cfset pubDate = Mid(FileName,4,6)> <cfset month = Left(pubDate,2)> <cfset day = Mid(pubDate,3,2)> <cfset year = Right(pubDate,2)> <cfset pubDate = CreateDate(month,day,year)> <cfoutput>#month#/#day#/#year# - #pubDate#</cfoutput> On 6/15/07, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > May not be the most efficient way but: > > CreateDate(MID(myString,5,2), MID(myString,3,2), MID(myString,1,2)) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 12:05 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: converting a string to a date - most efficient way? > > So, I have a file that I am uploading that contains a string that > represents the date, and I need to extract the date from the filename. > I have the extraction down to a string that looks like MMDDYY (ex: > 120507) and I need to turn that into an ODBC date in the most efficient > way possible. > > > > I've got a few ideas, but they all basically suck. Any takers? > > > > -- > > Ray Champagne > > Web Developer, Dolan Media Company > > 612.215.6497 :: 612.718.8852 (m) > > ray.champagne [at] dolanmedia [dot] com > > GTalk: raychampagne > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:281298 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
