That's a good question Aaron, I hadn't thought to use the build in functions from SQL to do that for me, I like the idea.
Rob -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 October 2007 12:55 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CreateODBCDateTime Out of curiosity if the date/time you want to put in is the system date/time then why even pass it in via CF over using the databases built in functions for date/time? On 10/16/07, Robert Rawlins - Think Blue < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Guys, > > I've never been in the habit of using CreateODBCDateTime() in the past but > after reading a few times that it's the recommended route to go when > entering values into the database I thought I'd give it a shot, however > its > causing a few issues and so thought I'd come and clear up how this is best > applied. > > I'm running SQL Server 2k5 and on my create and update methods I write the > current date and time to a couple of columns, using the following method: > > > > DateCreated = <cfqueryparam value="#now()#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_timestamp" > /> > > > > This has always worked nicely and I've never really had any reason to > believe that it wouldn't, however, like I say, after reading about the > createODBCDateTime() method I thought I'd give that a shot if it's > considered to be a better practice. > > > > DateCreated = <cfqueryparam value="#createODBCDateTime(now())#" > cfsqltype="cf_sql_timestamp" /> > > > > However this only enters the date into the database, and the time portion > is > left to sit as 00:00:00. Can anyone explain why this is? And perhaps > elaborate a little on when and where I should be using the > createODBCDateTime() method and where I should not? > > > > Thanks for your time guys, this seems like a bit of a silly question to > ask > but thought I'd get your thoughts on it. > > > > Rob > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:291188 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
