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If you're concerned about UK dates getting converted to US dates when
inserting in a database I use the following, which seem to work quite
well:

#createodbcdate(lsdateformat(myDate, "dd-mmm-yyyy"))#

HTH

Niklas



On 22/07/05, Paul Swingewood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Cheers. Thisseems to have fixed this bit of the problem..
> 
> Regards - Paul
> 
> >From: "Mike Connolly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Coldfusion Development <[email protected]>
> >To: "Coldfusion Development" <[email protected]>
> >Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Help - PLEASE..!!
> >Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:38:34 +0100
> >
> > >- see footer for list info -<
> >Are you using ODBC to connect to your MS SQL database?
> >
> >If so, you could try using createODBCdate() function for writing to the
> >database.
> >
> >So take your euro-dates and break them up first.
> >
> >Something like this...
> >
> >If request.StartDate and request.EndDate is "09/05/2005"
> >
> ><cfscript>
> >DayPt = ListFirst(request.StartDate,"/");
> >MthPt = ListGetAt(request.StartDate,2,"/");
> >YrPt = ListLast (request.StartDate,"/");
> >ODBCStartDate = createODBCDate(CreateDate(YrPt, MthPt, DayPt));
> >
> >DayPt = ListFirst(request.EndDate,"/");
> >MthPt = ListGetAt(request.EndDate,2,"/");
> >YrPt = ListLast (request.EndDate,"/");
> >ODBCEndDate = createODBCDate(CreateDate(YrPt, MthPt, DayPt));
> ></cfscript>
> >
> ><cfquery name="insertRec" datasource="whatever">
> >INSERT INTO table
> >(EventTypeID,StartDate,EndDate)
> >VALUES (#request.EventTypeID#,#ODBCStartDate#,#ODBCEndDate#)
> ></cfquery>
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Swingewood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: 22 July 2005 14:20
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: RE: [CF-Dev] Help - PLEASE..!!
> >
> >
> > >- see footer for list info -<
> >
> >Sorry all. I should have said this is a MS SQL database.
> >
> >Regards - Paul (Still pulling my hair out)
> >
> >
> > >From: "Paul Swingewood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: Coldfusion Development <[email protected]>
> > >To: [email protected]
> > >Subject: [CF-Dev] Help - PLEASE..!!
> > >Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:14:38 +0100
> > >
> > >>- see footer for list info -<
> > >This is driving me nuts and I just can't figure out whats going on ....?
> > >
> > >I have two variables #request.startdate# #request.enddate#
> > >
> > >If I run this
> > >
> > ><cfoutput>
> > >INC_EVENT_BEGIN_PROCESS
> > ><p>
> > >START - #Request.StartDate#<br>
> > >END - #Request.EndDate#
> > ></p>
> > ></cfoutput>
> > ><cfabort>
> > >
> > >I see that dates correctly as expected
> > >
> > >This part of a query inserts to an SQL table with the fields set as
> > >datetime
> > >
> > >VALUES (
> > >             #Request.EventTypeID#,
> > >             '#Request.EventName#',
> > >             '#Request.EventShortDesc#',
> > >             NULLIF('#Request.EventDescription#',''),
> > >             '#Request.Location#',
> > >             NULLIF('#Request.EventURL#',''),
> > >             #lsdateformat(Request.StartDate, 'dd/mm/yyyy')#,
> > >             #lsdateformat(Request.EndDate, 'dd/mm/yyyy')#,
> > >             NULLIF('#Request.ContactName#',''),
> > >
> > >When I look in the table both dates are set to 01/01/1900
> > >
> > >AGhhhh! - Im tearing my hair out on this one. Can anyone help me please.
> > >(I've tried removing the lsdateformat but that didn't do anything :(
> > >
> > >Regards - Paul
> > >
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