Re: NSDateFormatter problem
On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Keary Suska wrote:
On Apr 20, 2012, at 6:08 AM, Lorenzo Thurman wrote:
On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:18 PM, Keary Suska wrote:
Perhaps this excerpt from the API doc is key: Do not use these constants
if you want an exact format. Why, might be academic, but if you require a
specific style, you may want to specify the style specifically.
I have tried using strings to specify the styles, but no luck.
It is next to impossible that specifying a fixed format will not render the
precisely requested results, except programmer error. We can't tell you what
you are doing wrong if you don't show us what you are doing.
Is there a way to reset the Language and Text Preferences? Is there an
associated Preferences I can throw away?
I think it is part of com.apple.systempreferences.plist in
~/Library/Preferences. You can test that by dragging it to the desktop and
restarting.
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
Demystifying technology for your home or business
I agree. This should not happen, but here is my original code:
-(NSString*)formattedDate:(NSDate*)aDate{
NSDateFormatter * formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@mm-dd- hh:mm a];
NSString * dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:aDate];
return [self stringWithSentenceCapitalization:dateString];
}
and it produces the incorrect format.
It is called like this:
[weathervane formattedDate:[timer fireDate]];
[timer fireDate]
returns a date in this format:
2012-04-20 18:23:43 +
I've also rebuilt the revision of the source for the old build that I have and
it produces the same flawed results.
In any case, I'll edit the global prefs and see if it makes a difference. I
really hope that I made an error somewhere. Thats a problem I can fix.
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charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business. The
dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my
business!
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Re: NSDateFormatter problem
On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Keary Suska wrote:
On Apr 20, 2012, at 6:08 AM, Lorenzo Thurman wrote:
On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:18 PM, Keary Suska wrote:
Perhaps this excerpt from the API doc is key: Do not use these constants
if you want an exact format. Why, might be academic, but if you require a
specific style, you may want to specify the style specifically.
I have tried using strings to specify the styles, but no luck.
It is next to impossible that specifying a fixed format will not render the
precisely requested results, except programmer error. We can't tell you what
you are doing wrong if you don't show us what you are doing.
Is there a way to reset the Language and Text Preferences? Is there an
associated Preferences I can throw away?
I think it is part of com.apple.systempreferences.plist in
~/Library/Preferences. You can test that by dragging it to the desktop and
restarting.
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
Demystifying technology for your home or business
I agree. This should not happen, but here is my original code:
-(NSString*)formattedDate:(NSDate*)aDate{
NSDateFormatter * formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@mm-dd- hh:mm a];
NSString * dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:aDate];
return [self stringWithSentenceCapitalization:dateString];
}
and it produces the incorrect format.
It is called like this:
[weathervane formattedDate:[timer fireDate]];
[timer fireDate]
returns a date in this format:
2012-04-20 18:23:43 +
I've also rebuilt the revision of the source for the old build that I have and
it produces the same flawed results.
In any case, I'll edit the global prefs and see if it makes a difference. I
really hope that I made an error somewhere. Thats a problem I can fix.
...Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business;
charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business. The
dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my
business!
Marly's ghost - A Christmas Carol
Lorenzo Thurman
lore...@thethurmans.com
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Re: NSDateFormatter problem
On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Charles Srstka wrote: On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Keary Suska wrote: Is there a way to reset the Language and Text Preferences? Is there an associated Preferences I can throw away? I think it is part of com.apple.systempreferences.plist in ~/Library/Preferences. You can test that by dragging it to the desktop and restarting. The com.apple.systempreferences.plist file only determines the settings for the System Preferences app itself. What you want is actually part of .GlobalPreferences.plist, although that file also contains a lot of other settings, so I wouldn’t nuke the whole plist file, but rather open it with Xcode and edit it a bit more surgically. The pref keys you are interested in, I believe, would be AppleLocale, AppleICUDateFormatStrings, and AppleICUTimeFormatStrings. Charles [formatter setFormatterBehavior:NSDateFormatterBehavior10_4] this fixed it. Thanks for the help Yes Virginia, there is a Chaminade --unknown Lorenzo Thurman lore...@thethurmans.com ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: NSDateFormatter problem
On Apr 20, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Lorenzo Thurman wrote:
I agree. This should not happen, but here is my original code:
-(NSString*)formattedDate:(NSDate*)aDate{
NSDateFormatter * formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@mm-dd- hh:mm a];
NSString * dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:aDate];
return [self stringWithSentenceCapitalization:dateString];
}
and it produces the incorrect format.
It is called like this:
[weathervane formattedDate:[timer fireDate]];
[timer fireDate]
returns a date in this format:
2012-04-20 18:23:43 +
This may be because the format is invalid, although I wouldn't have thought so.
It should be: @MM-dd-yyy hh:mm a. Might be worth a try.
For giggles, what does -[formatter formatterBehavior] return? Does setting it
explicitly to NSDateFormatterBehavior10_4 change anything?
I've also rebuilt the revision of the source for the old build that I have
and it produces the same flawed results.
In any case, I'll edit the global prefs and see if it makes a difference. I
really hope that I made an error somewhere. Thats a problem I can fix.
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
Demystifying technology for your home or business
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Re: NSDateFormatter problem
On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Charles Srstka wrote: On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Keary Suska wrote: Is there a way to reset the Language and Text Preferences? Is there an associated Preferences I can throw away? I think it is part of com.apple.systempreferences.plist in ~/Library/Preferences. You can test that by dragging it to the desktop and restarting. The com.apple.systempreferences.plist file only determines the settings for the System Preferences app itself. What you want is actually part of .GlobalPreferences.plist, although that file also contains a lot of other settings, so I wouldn’t nuke the whole plist file, but rather open it with Xcode and edit it a bit more surgically. The pref keys you are interested in, I believe, would be AppleLocale, AppleICUDateFormatStrings, and AppleICUTimeFormatStrings. Charles [formatter setFormatterBehavior:NSDateFormatterBehavior Yes Virginia, there is a Chaminade --unknown Lorenzo Thurman lore...@thethurmans.com ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: NSDateFormatter problem
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Full Monty
On Apr 20, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Keary Suska cocoa-...@esoteritech.com wrote:
On Apr 20, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Lorenzo Thurman wrote:
I agree. This should not happen, but here is my original code:
-(NSString*)formattedDate:(NSDate*)aDate{
NSDateFormatter * formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
[formatter setDateFormat:@mm-dd- hh:mm a];
NSString * dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:aDate];
return [self stringWithSentenceCapitalization:dateString];
}
and it produces the incorrect format.
It is called like this:
[weathervane formattedDate:[timer fireDate]];
[timer fireDate]
returns a date in this format:
2012-04-20 18:23:43 +
This may be because the format is invalid, although I wouldn't have thought
so. It should be: @MM-dd-yyy hh:mm a. Might be worth a try.
For giggles, what does -[formatter formatterBehavior] return? Does setting it
explicitly to NSDateFormatterBehavior10_4 change anything?
I've also rebuilt the revision of the source for the old build that I have
and it produces the same flawed results.
In any case, I'll edit the global prefs and see if it makes a difference. I
really hope that I made an error somewhere. Thats a problem I can fix.
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
Demystifying technology for your home or business
I just got this one after I changed the behavior. And yes indeed, the format is
wrong. Thanks again.
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Re: NSDateFormatter problem
On Apr 20, 2012, at 6:08 AM, Lorenzo Thurman wrote: On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:18 PM, Keary Suska wrote: Perhaps this excerpt from the API doc is key: Do not use these constants if you want an exact format. Why, might be academic, but if you require a specific style, you may want to specify the style specifically. I have tried using strings to specify the styles, but no luck. It is next to impossible that specifying a fixed format will not render the precisely requested results, except programmer error. We can't tell you what you are doing wrong if you don't show us what you are doing. Is there a way to reset the Language and Text Preferences? Is there an associated Preferences I can throw away? I think it is part of com.apple.systempreferences.plist in ~/Library/Preferences. You can test that by dragging it to the desktop and restarting. Keary Suska Esoteritech, Inc. Demystifying technology for your home or business ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: NSDateFormatter problem
On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Keary Suska wrote: Is there a way to reset the Language and Text Preferences? Is there an associated Preferences I can throw away? I think it is part of com.apple.systempreferences.plist in ~/Library/Preferences. You can test that by dragging it to the desktop and restarting. The com.apple.systempreferences.plist file only determines the settings for the System Preferences app itself. What you want is actually part of .GlobalPreferences.plist, although that file also contains a lot of other settings, so I wouldn’t nuke the whole plist file, but rather open it with Xcode and edit it a bit more surgically. The pref keys you are interested in, I believe, would be AppleLocale, AppleICUDateFormatStrings, and AppleICUTimeFormatStrings. Charles ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
