Don't beat around the bush Barry, tell us what you really feel ;o)
Mark
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:59:00 +1000, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> [error]"1989/01/31" is an invalid date format.
>
> since when? it's the ISO standard*. So what's wrong with this?
> <cfset args.data.DOE = LSDateFormat("1989/01/31","yyyy/mm/dd") />
> (big fat error)
>
> but this format is fine
> <cfset args.data.DOB = LSDateFormat("4/11/1976","yyyy/mm/dd") />
>
> and so is this (except it still confuses dmy with mdy)
> <cfset args.data.DOD = DateFormat("2004/04/04","yyyy/mm/dd") />
>
> so what gives? Why does LSDateFormat() throw an error on the ISO format
> when DateFormat() doesn't?
>
> I'm not really looking for a solution ATM - I'll decide on a format and
> apply that or do what everyone else does and tear it apart just to piece
> back together. I'm just venting my spleen over illogical-ness and the
> lack of support in CF for a drop-dead simple format - yyyy/mm/dd. Even
> ASP would happily accept the ISO date standard and carry it from FORM to
> DB without mistake.
>
> I bloody well hope CF7 has got it's dates all sorted.
> It's giving me the sh!+s
>
> hrrrmph!
> barry.b
>
> * http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html
>
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