[flexcoders] Re: Dates Display Wrong on Random Clients?
Sounds good, thanks. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Josh McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK no worries. That's what we do here (setting times to 12 on the way in and > out of the service). There's a SOAP date type (as opposed to dateTime), but > we try not to use it because Xfire produces them incorrectly, and Flex's > parser isn't robust enough to handle the rubbish data we get from Xfire :) > > The reason I was asking about which versions is just because Flex 2 had a > bug and couldn't parse timezones. > > What you have is bascially a business problem unfortunately, the computers > are doing what they do: recording time in an accurate way. I'd suggest the > "clean" fix is that when you need a client in timezone X to see a time as it > is in timezone Y (the server / business), you can either include the > server's timezone offset in your response (nicer), or parse the date > yourself ignoring the timezone info (seems kludgey to me). > > -Josh > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:56 AM, javadmanx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm using version 3 of Flex SDK. I did find a fix, not sure if it's > > the right one. I found that the some clients had enough time offset > > that it would change there date back on day. This was due to the fact > > I'm using a date object, but not using the time part. So I had times > > set to 0. I simple moved all times to 12 and that's it. It's not an > > unwanted feature, just one I'm not using because of the local nature > > of this application. Let me know if you have suggestions on better > > handling this. I'm new with Flex. Thanks. > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Josh McDonald" wrote: > > > > > > What version of Flex are you using, what format is the date when it goes > > > into text, and how are you getting the results back? Have you > > checked the > > > text results coming from the server using something like Charles? > > > > > > I don't have any experience with Blaze, but plenty with Flex's > > (occasionally > > > dodgey) Date parsing code so I can probably help you out. > > > > > > > > > :: 0437 221 380 :: josh@ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Dates Display Wrong on Random Clients?
OK no worries. That's what we do here (setting times to 12 on the way in and out of the service). There's a SOAP date type (as opposed to dateTime), but we try not to use it because Xfire produces them incorrectly, and Flex's parser isn't robust enough to handle the rubbish data we get from Xfire :) The reason I was asking about which versions is just because Flex 2 had a bug and couldn't parse timezones. What you have is bascially a business problem unfortunately, the computers are doing what they do: recording time in an accurate way. I'd suggest the "clean" fix is that when you need a client in timezone X to see a time as it is in timezone Y (the server / business), you can either include the server's timezone offset in your response (nicer), or parse the date yourself ignoring the timezone info (seems kludgey to me). -Josh On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:56 AM, javadmanx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using version 3 of Flex SDK. I did find a fix, not sure if it's > the right one. I found that the some clients had enough time offset > that it would change there date back on day. This was due to the fact > I'm using a date object, but not using the time part. So I had times > set to 0. I simple moved all times to 12 and that's it. It's not an > unwanted feature, just one I'm not using because of the local nature > of this application. Let me know if you have suggestions on better > handling this. I'm new with Flex. Thanks. > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Josh McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What version of Flex are you using, what format is the date when it goes > > into text, and how are you getting the results back? Have you > checked the > > text results coming from the server using something like Charles? > > > > I don't have any experience with Blaze, but plenty with Flex's > (occasionally > > dodgey) Date parsing code so I can probably help you out. > > > > > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[flexcoders] Re: Dates Display Wrong on Random Clients?
I'm using version 3 of Flex SDK. I did find a fix, not sure if it's the right one. I found that the some clients had enough time offset that it would change there date back on day. This was due to the fact I'm using a date object, but not using the time part. So I had times set to 0. I simple moved all times to 12 and that's it. It's not an unwanted feature, just one I'm not using because of the local nature of this application. Let me know if you have suggestions on better handling this. I'm new with Flex. Thanks. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Josh McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What version of Flex are you using, what format is the date when it goes > into text, and how are you getting the results back? Have you checked the > text results coming from the server using something like Charles? > > I don't have any experience with Blaze, but plenty with Flex's (occasionally > dodgey) Date parsing code so I can probably help you out. > > > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Dates Display Wrong on Random Clients?
What version of Flex are you using, what format is the date when it goes into text, and how are you getting the results back? Have you checked the text results coming from the server using something like Charles? I don't have any experience with Blaze, but plenty with Flex's (occasionally dodgey) Date parsing code so I can probably help you out. -Josh On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 4:22 AM, javadmanx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This post seems to sum up the issue. Anyone have a better answer to > the solution? Is there a simple fix? > > > http://www.axelscript.com/2008/02/20/timezone-issues-with-remote-datetime-data-and-flash/ > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[flexcoders] Re: Dates Display Wrong on Random Clients?
This post seems to sum up the issue. Anyone have a better answer to the solution? Is there a simple fix? http://www.axelscript.com/2008/02/20/timezone-issues-with-remote-datetime-data-and-flash/
[flexcoders] Re: Dates Display Wrong on Random Clients?
I'm not seeing any specific pattern. I tried another XP machine and it's working just fine. I've update flash to the newest versions and still the same issue. I've tried my Linux machine as well, works there too. Is there a bug? I'm not doing any tricky code with the date.
