On 2011-01-28, at 2:00 PM, Theodore Petrosky wrote: > You say 'these are Java'. yes, but how it relates to the backend. I have > invoice dates in my database. it is just a date. no time. > > how can I set up Entity Modeler to not use a Timestamp. I tried the Joda Time > stuff but it seems that there were problems so it was pulled. > > So I need to rephrase. How can I have a date column in my database and have > an object in Webobjects that is date only and not care about times and > timezones? > > Am I clearer?
See Chuck's reply. My comment was more of a sarcastic allusion to the fact that working with Java dates is *always* a pain, regardless of how your backend is persisting them. > > Ted > > > > --- On Fri, 1/28/11, David LeBer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: David LeBer <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: how to handle dates alone >> To: "Theodore Petrosky" <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Friday, January 28, 2011, 1:52 PM >> >> On 2011-01-28, at 1:49 PM, Theodore Petrosky wrote: >> >>> so I was out the other night with the really h (sorry >> wrong forum) >>> >>> How are people handling dates with no timezone (and no >> time, just the date alone)? I really want to use the date >> column type and not care about the time nor zone but I >> haven't figured out a way. >>> >>> I just got bitten with a timezone problem when >> shifting my app to a different box. >> >> >>> There must be a prescribed and easier way. >> >> Really? These ARE java dates we are talking about here. ;david -- David LeBer Codeferous Software 'co-def-er-ous' adj. Literally 'code-bearing' site: http://codeferous.com blog: http://davidleber.net profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidleber twitter: http://twitter.com/rebeld -- Toronto Area Cocoa / WebObjects developers group: http://tacow.org _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
