The problem is that GregorianCalendar still has a time zone which is what most people seem to want to avoid with date only values. Otherwise, really, you need a geographically referenced point in time.
On Oct 1, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Ramsey Gurley wrote: > > On Oct 1, 2010, at 11:33 AM, Ray Kiddy wrote: > >> >> On Sep 30, 2010, at 12:12 PM, Mike Schrag wrote: >> >>>>>>> Calendar dates should not be represented by NSTimestamp. The Date >>>>>>> prototype is wrong for using it IMHO. >>>>>> >>>>>> i couldn't agree more. but where do we go from here ? >>>>>> >>>>>> 1) leave the mysql date prototype as it is now, broken and unusable >>>>> >>>>> If it is broken, then either no one is using it, or they are using it in >>>>> a way that your change would break. >>>> >>>> We should have unit tests for testing things like that, on most popular >>>> databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, FrontBase, H2 and Oracle DB Express). >> >>> i think i heard a volunteer! >>> >>> ms _______________________________________________ >> >> There is a place to start. I created an example app called TickTockMan. It >> is in Wonder, so it could be added to. When I created it, the response was >> deafening. Or I assume it was, because I found myself to be deaf. Or there >> was silence. One of those. >> >> And lots of people have talked, over the years, about a NSWallClockTime/Date >> class, one that could capture the situation where I look at the clock and >> see a "2:00" and I want to discuss it with someone else who can look at >> another clock, regardless of what time zone they are in. Does anyone already >> have code for that they are planning to check in to Wonder? I have a class, >> but I am sure others will find it quirky. >> >> - ray > > I have every intention of creating a calendarDate prototype as soon as I > figure out how to interact with it in the UI. It will probably be something > like > > GregorianCalendar->ERXGregorianCalendar (Subclassed to supply factory methods) > & > SimpleDateFormat->ERXCalendarFormat (Subclass to translate date strings > entered into an ERXGregorianCalendar) > & > calendarDate prototype with an external type like dateTime to store the data > in a way the database can compare. I assume that means it will be normalized > to a constant time zone like GMT. > > And I may make another based on XMLGregorianCalendar for those of us working > with JAX-WS web services... But if someone wants to build and test all that > for me, I'll welcome it (^_~) > > Ramsey > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/chill%40global-village.net > > This email sent to ch...@global-village.net -- Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects
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