--- In [email protected], "candysmate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm returning a date from a MS SQL database. > The date held in the database (datetime field) is: 26/03/2007 00:00:00 > > However my function (below) returns: 1174867200000 > > private function dateTest():void > { > connectServer(); > var headerRetrieveResult:ArrayCollection = new > ArrayCollection(mySQLServer.executeQuery("SELECT week_starting, > CONVERT(char(10), week_starting, 103) AS formatteddatefield FROM > flexing_advice_header WHERE (supplier_account = '1234') AND > (advice_no = '188557')")); > > var headerObject:Object = headerRetrieveResult.getItemAt(0); > > dateField.text = headerObject.week_starting; > disconnectServer(); > } > > I've tried a select query with the formatteddatefield stuff, but get > the same result. I was hoping it would return the date as a string > link '26/03/2007 00:00:00'. > > Any ideas guys? >
Just realised I actually needed: dateField.text = headerObject.formatteddatefield;

