how-to insert Dates: Velocity Form -> Torque

[rankin]

Using just Mysql, Velocity, Torque, & Turbine - in an InsertAction the
following worked:
public void doPerform(RunData data, Context context){
   People body = new People();
   data.saveParameters.setProperties(body);
   body.save();
}
until I added a column:
<column name="hiredate" type="DATE">
and now I get a message that BaseValueParser can't convert "xxxxx" to a
date followed by a Stack trace for a null pointer - I've tried various
formats & it doesn't like any.  I've added methods to the  People object 
and gotten the system to display data once inserted, but I can't get 
input to work.

What is the simplest way to get this working with a Date? Do I have to
bring Intake service into the picture or is there some fairly simple way
to create a SimpleDateFormat and install it somewhere in the 
environment?  Does this relate to the "Boolean gotcha" mentioned in a 
response a little while ago?

I anticipate a similar problem with BLOBs - this application will
involve significant chunks of text. Some may be uploaded & saved as
files, but 255 characters won't cut it for various items which are
likely to be created during some user's sessions.
Thanks, in advance, for any suggestions.
Rankin

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