Re: Converting date in MySQL
On Thursday 14 October 2004 02:45 pm, Stuart Felenstein wrote: Apparently, mysql does not like the format MM/DD/ Then again I tried it around , still no dice. It's intended to go into a Date column. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Date_and_time_functions.html All, you every need to know if right there.. Jeff pgpS5L2p8iK4l.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Converting date in MySQL
Thanks , I know the page and have the links bookmarked! Stuart --- Jeff Smelser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 14 October 2004 02:45 pm, Stuart Felenstein wrote: Apparently, mysql does not like the format MM/DD/ Then again I tried it around , still no dice. It's intended to go into a Date column. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Date_and_time_functions.html All, you every need to know if right there.. Jeff ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Converting date in MySQL
On Thursday 14 October 2004 03:12 pm, Stuart Felenstein wrote: Thanks , I know the page and have the links bookmarked! So you got the answer from it right? Jeff pgpSsmcBOJscM.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Converting date in MySQL
No :),. cause it seems that those formats are for outbound, db -. I was looking for the other direction. Stuart --- Jeff Smelser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 14 October 2004 03:12 pm, Stuart Felenstein wrote: Thanks , I know the page and have the links bookmarked! So you got the answer from it right? Jeff ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Converting date in MySQL
On Thursday 14 October 2004 03:35 pm, Stuart Felenstein wrote: No :),. cause it seems that those formats are for outbound, db -. I was looking for the other direction. Huh? It really doesnt matter does it? They work either way.. I use those functions all the time for inbound.. Jeff pgpssSczCg1j2.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Converting date in MySQL
For values headed into a SQL statement, use whatever functions are available to you in the language (PHP, PERL, Python, Java, VB Script,...) you are using to accept the user's input in order to make the commands you send MySQL correct. You just need to convert the date into -MM-DD hh:nn:ss format and MySQL will be as happy as a clam. Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine Stuart Felenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 10/14/2004 04:35:21 PM: No :),. cause it seems that those formats are for outbound, db -. I was looking for the other direction. Stuart --- Jeff Smelser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 14 October 2004 03:12 pm, Stuart Felenstein wrote: Thanks , I know the page and have the links bookmarked! So you got the answer from it right? Jeff ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Converting date in MySQL
On Thursday 14 October 2004 03:46 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For values headed into a SQL statement, use whatever functions are available to you in the language (PHP, PERL, Python, Java, VB Script,...) you are using to accept the user's input in order to make the commands you send MySQL correct. You just need to convert the date into -MM-DD hh:nn:ss format and MySQL will be as happy as a clam. That, or str_to_date will work nicely for what he is looking for.. Which was my point.. Jeff pgpXlFpQANUPu.pgp Description: PGP signature
RE: Converting date in MySQL
From: Jeff Smelser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thursday 14 October 2004 03:35 pm, Stuart Felenstein wrote:
No :),. cause it seems that those formats are for
outbound, db -.
I was looking for the other direction.
Huh? It really doesnt matter does it? They work either way..
I use those functions all the time for inbound..
It does matter, though. You can't use DATE_FORMAT() to translate
'10/14/2004' into '2004-10-14.'
It looks like what the poster wants is STR_TO_DATE() (a la
STR_TO_DATE('10/14/2004', '%m/%d/%Y'), but that's not available until
MySQL 4.1.1.
Out of curiosity, how /would/ you do this? I'm assuming you're not using
STR_TO_DATE() (as I didn't even know it existed until I just checked),
though I may be incorrect.
As the last poster said, if you're not using 4.1.1, you're better off
setting the format in the calling script. You'd assumedly need to do
some error-checking, anyway.
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Re: Converting date in MySQL
On Thursday 14 October 2004 04:00 pm, Mike Johnson wrote:
It does matter, though. You can't use DATE_FORMAT() to translate
'10/14/2004' into '2004-10-14.'
No, your right, that would be wrong.
It looks like what the poster wants is STR_TO_DATE() (a la
STR_TO_DATE('10/14/2004', '%m/%d/%Y'), but that's not available until
MySQL 4.1.1.
Yeah..
Out of curiosity, how /would/ you do this? I'm assuming you're not using
STR_TO_DATE() (as I didn't even know it existed until I just checked),
though I may be incorrect.
I did.. And its there.. but he didn't say that wasnt an option, just that he
didn't see anything think for inbound.. I was saying there was.. If he doesnt
have the version, its left to the client.. which he didn't specify.
My answers can only be as good as the questions.. He left a lot open..
Jeff
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