Milt!
Stop it, you're posting an out topic message! We're not discussing here
about policies, we're talkig about Tomcat!
:)
regards.
> On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Jeff Kilbride wrote:
>
> > There's also something to be said for using a little tact. "You
> > might get more help posting your question on a general Java forum"
> > -- and then pointing the way -- is better than using three question
> > marks and implying that the other person's question is "so
> > simple". Responses like this scare new programmers off the lists.
> [ ... ]
>
> True, but I don't see anything so rude about what the person wrote,
> despite the use of multiple question marks and the "so simple" -- I've
> seen a lot worse (hell, I've responded a lot worse myself :-). And I
> could see how it can be a little annoying after a whole bunch of such
> posts. Also remember that it's quite possible that English is not his
> native language.
>
> Anyway, this list has seemed reasonable on-topic (as well as useful
> and friendly) since I joined, so this probably isn't something to be
> concerned about (on either side).
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Milt Epstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 7:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: Dates in Java
> >
> >
> > > On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Martin Mauri wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey...don't be so rude, let the boys work their problems out...
> > >
> > > There is something to be said for keeping a list on-topic, and people
> > > asking questions on appropriate forums.
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Are we in the tomcat-user forum ???
> > > > > I don't see the relationship between a so simple constructor
problem
> > > > > (which Javadoc solve quiet easily ...) and Tomcat ...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Alistair Hopkins a écrit :
> > > > > >
> > > > > > try "select myDate - 7 from myTable;" in your SQL statement for
a
> > quick
> > > > fix
> > > > > > :-)
> > > > > > (works on postgres, don't know about msql)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Michael Wentzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 12:58 PM
> > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > > > > > Subject: RE: Dates in Java
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have a simple question about the Date object (or similar
object)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have a mySQL table with a DATETIME cell. I want to get the
date
> > from
> > > > this
> > > > > > cell
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (formatted like so: e.g. 2001-03-23 13:04:59)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and retrieve the date that is exactly 7 days earlier than the
> > retrieved
> > > > > > date.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What is the easiest way to do this? I noticed a lot of method
> > > > deprecations
> > > > > > in the specs and I am having trouble using the Date object.
> > > > > > -----
> > > > > > For example,
> > > > > > DateTest.java:20: cannot resolve symbol
> > > > > > symbol : constructor Date ()
> > > > > > location: class java.sql.Date
> > > > > > Date d = new Date();
> > > > > > ^
> > > > > > 1 error
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > --
> > > > > > ---------
> > > > > > First, in regards to displaying your date use the
> > java.text.DateFormat
> > > > > > class(note DateFormat
> > > > > > is abstract so of course you'll want to use one of the
> > 'implementation'
> > > > > > classes). Since
> > > > > > java.sql.Date extends java.util.Date you can of course use the
> > > > > > java.text.DateFormat classes
> > > > > > to format a java.sql.Date.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Secondly, the problem you are having using java.sql.Date could
be if
> > you
> > > > are
> > > > > > importing java.util.*. This will import java.util.Date in
addition
> > to
> > > > > > java.sql.Date.
> > > > > > Therefore, when you code Date d = new Date() the compiler
doesn't
> > know
> > > > which
> > > > > > classdef
> > > > > > to use. One solution to to not import anything using splay(*).
> > This is
> > > > the
> > > > > > way we
> > > > > > do it. You import block may get a little large but it also
makes it
> > > > easier
> > > > > > for other
> > > > > > developers to figure out where to look for source. Another is
to
> > code
> > > > it as
> > > > > > java.sql.Date d = new java.sql.Date();
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > Michael Wentzel
> > > > > > Software Developer
> > > > > > Software As We Think - http://www.aswethink.com
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Cordialement,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Stéphane BAUDET
> > > > >
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> > > >
> > >
> > > Milt Epstein
> > > Research Programmer
> > > Software/Systems Development Group
> > > Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
> > > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> >
>
> Milt Epstein
> Research Programmer
> Software/Systems Development Group
> Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
