If you're in the US, you're unlikely to run up against these issues at all. The problem is, computers think about dates and times attached to timezones, but most of the time our clients do not. That and Flash has no "date-only" object, whereas people want to use dates instead of datetimes all over the place.
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Randy Martin <ra...@mariposa.us> wrote: > I guess I really don't understand what the problem is here?? I have a > smalldatetime (or a datetime) in a MSSQL database. I setup a value object in > AS to have the date field as a Date object. I go get the date from > ColdFusion using RemoteObject. The cfc sets up a CF "value object" with the > date as a CF Date object. And, voila, the MSSQL datetime becomes an AS Date > object. > > > > I don't have to convert anything to a string, or any other kind of object. > So, what's the problem here??? > > > > ~randy > > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Dale Fraser > *Sent:* Monday, December 15, 2008 9:51 PM > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] Flex dates and time zones. > > > > Why does Flex do this? > > > > If I get a date out of the db and want to deal with it as a date, surely > this should be possible. How can the flash player determine it needs to > change it to a different date. > > > > There must be some other option rather than converting to a string. > > > > Regards > > Dale Fraser > > http://learncf.com > > http://flexcf.com > > > > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Paul Kukiel > *Sent:* Tuesday, 16 December 2008 1:46 PM > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Flex dates and time zones. > > > > Thanks Tracy, > > > > I knew I was going to get this answer. I already got this working with > strings as a test sample looks like I have to convert the rest of the app. > Surely others are feeling my pain with this issue. > > > > And Nate I look forward to seeing what you have come up with when its > ready. > > > > Paul. > > > > On 15/12/2008, at 7:46 PM, Tracy Spratt wrote: > > > > > > > Pass the date as a string. > > Tracy > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Paul Kukiel > *Sent:* Monday, December 15, 2008 3:17 PM > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Flex dates and time zones. > > > > I have a date in a server in Australia: 22/12/2008 12:00:00 AM > > I am using this label function for the grid to try and fix the time zone > issue but my date always comes back to me as 21/12/2008 in the datagrid. I > really just wan the exact date from the database regardless of where I am in > the world. > > Any ideas? > > > // Label Grid Date > public static function labelGridDate(item:Object, > column:DataGridColumn):String { > var formatter:DateFormatter = new DateFormatter(); > var myDate:Date = item[column.dataField]; > formatter.formatString = "DD MMM YYYY"; > > var offsetMilliseconds:Number = > item[column.dataField].getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000; > item[column.dataField].setTime(item[column.dataField].getTime() > + offsetMilliseconds); > > return formatter.format(item[column.dataField]); > } > > Paul. > > > > > > > > > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog! :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: j...@gfunk007.com :: http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ :: http://twitter.com/sophistifunk
