Use the "time without time zone" column or "date" data type.  Start your app
with  -Duser.timezone=GMT

John

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Theodore Petrosky <[email protected]>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?
>
> 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
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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