Thaks for you reply, i have given up for now on using dates and started using strings for work with flex.
- Kelly --- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My appologies Kelly. When I pulled up the ASP.NET code, I realized > that I am sending the dates as strings. As far as the code is > concerned; using ASP.Net, the SQL Server fields are returned to a > dataset by a stored procedure. The dataset fields are then cast to > a class: > > Dim i As Integer > i = 0 > Dim contacts As contactVO() = New contactVO(ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count - > 1) {} > > Dim aRow As DataRow > For Each aRow In ds.Tables(0).Rows > > contacts(i).BirthDate = CStr(aRow("BirthDate")) > i += 1 > > Next > > Return contacts > > Sorry for the confusion, > Tim > > --- In [email protected], "kellyb723" <junk0106@> wrote: > > > > Very strange that is exactly what i'm doing. My Web Service code > > looks like this, is yours similer? > > > > [WebMethod] > > public Contact GetContactByID(string contactId) > > { > > Contact c = new Contact() > > // do database lookup here > > c.BirthDate = (DateTime)mySqlDataReader["BirthDate"]; > > > > return c; > > } > > > > public class Contact > > { > > public DateTime BirthDate > > { > > get { return _birthDate; } > > set {_birthDate = value; } > > } > > private DateTime _birthDate; > > } > > > > - Kelly > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > Kelly, > > > > > > I'm returning a SQL Server DateTime field that is cast to a .NET > > > DateTime field in a class. Maybe because it's coming from SQL > > > Server, it has the time zone suffix. > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "kellyb723" <junk0106@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Tim, Are you returning strongly types classes from you web > > > services > > > > that include DateTime properties? Or are you returning object > or a > > > > DataSet or XmlDocument? > > > > > > > > I've found that if I return 'object' from my web services > there is > > > no > > > > WSDL generated for the return type and flex leaves everything > as a > > > > string. But I really want to use there web services for more > that > > > > just a Flex UI, and would much prefer to return strongly typed > > > results > > > > with full WSDL. > > > > > > > > Also regardless or the output type of the webservice, if I > send a > > > Flex > > > > Date object to a webservice it comes in as a string that has > been > > > > converted to UTC time, and has to manually converted back. > > > > > > > > - Kelly > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" <TimHoff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Not sure what to tell you. I'm returning DateTime values > from > > > > > a .NET web service and not experiencing the same problem. > > > Perhaps, > > > > > just cast the returned value to a string VO on the Flex side. > > > > > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "kellyb723" <junk0106@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > That will make it come over as a string but I'm actually > > > returning > > > > > > classes from my .NET we srvices that are automatically > > > > > serialized. I > > > > > > dont want to have to deal with strings for dates on > the .NET > > > side > > > > > > where DateTimes actually work properly. > > > > > > > > > > > > I've also posted a similer thread in the Adobe flex > forums, > > > but > > > > > have > > > > > > to received any replies. Am I to userstand that Flex just > > > insn't > > > > > > intended to work with Web Services when using actual > dates? > > > Or > > > > > with > > > > > > .NET Web Services in gerneral? > > > > > > > > > > > > - Kelly > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tim Hoff" <TimHoff@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you pass the dateTime values back and forth as > strings, > > > you > > > > > won't > > > > > > > experience any local time conversion. However, you > might > > > have > > > > > to > > > > > > > massage the data a little if you do it this way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -TH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "kellyb723" > <junk0106@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I read an old thread on this but there did not seem to > be > > > any > > > > > > > > resolution. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has someone found a way to turn off the automatic > > > inaccurate > > > > > > > > conversion to local time that Flex 2.0 does to dates > it > > > > > receives > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > .NET Web Services? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The date line in my WSDL is as follows: > > > > > > > > <s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="BirthDate" > > > > > > > > nillable="true" type="s:dateTime"/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If the web service sends "1977-06-12T00:00:00" in the > > > response > > > > > Flex > > > > > > > > receives it and creates a Date property to the object > but > > > > > converts > > > > > > > it > > > > > > > > for the machines local timezone. Worse yet, even if i > > > manually > > > > > > > > compensate for this in AS3 code it get coverted the > other > > > way > > > > > when > > > > > > > > going back in the to the server for the Save service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This problem has me pulling my hair out. My app does > all > > > > > timezone > > > > > > > > management interally, adn mostly just doesn't care. I > just > > > > > want > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > turned off. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone Help? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Kelly > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. 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