Bugs item #1617889, was opened at 2006-12-18 10:42 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by cjuergen You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=119984&aid=1617889&group_id=19984
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Stuart Lewis (stuartlewis) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Years < 1000 do not display in simple item view Initial Comment: During submission, if you enter a year less than 1000, the submission system accespts it OK, and stores it verbatim. When the item is shown, DCDate tries to parse the date based upon it's length, and formats it as such. A date where the year is only 3 (or 2 or 1) digits long does not match the expected length of a year (4 digits), and so does not display. Discussion: Should the submission system force the user to enter a 4 digit year (padded with zeros?), or should DCDate make a better attempt at parsing the date? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Claudia Juergen (cjuergen) Date: 2009-01-20 16:47 Message: rudimentary fix at https://sourceforge.net/tracker2/?func=detail&aid=2524083&group_id=19984&atid=319984 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Claudia Juergen (cjuergen) Date: 2006-12-18 13:23 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1209523 Originator: NO For the time being I think DCDate should make a better attempt at parsing the date, in order to allow anything even -99 for b.c. In terms of metadata the displaying date problem is more complex than just better parsing or forcing a 4 digit year. A metadata of the type "timestamp" like dc.date.issued might consist of: - unknown (the item has been published, but the time is not known) - 2002-2006 an interval - Ming Dynasty (i.e. 1368-1644) - a date with reference to a specific calendar (gregorian, Julian, Buddhist, lunar ...) ... So, how is the metadata and its metametadata stored, displayed and searched? There are other metadata elements causing similar problems like names. Claudia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=119984&aid=1617889&group_id=19984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Dspace-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-devel
