i actually came against the same problem, an added day. this happens using <dtml-var ZopeTime fmt="%m/%d/%y"> hm... i have the feeling the formatting is doing something strange. anyone have an inkling of what is happening (or how to get around it ;) jens -----Original Message----- From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Martin Hofer Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 9:27 AM To: zope@zope.org Subject: [Zope] date-format please help! printing a date (choosen from a oracle-database) with <dtml-var zeitstart> causes zope to type 1999/11/28. but trying to format this field with <dtml-var zeitstart fmt="%d.%m.%Y"> results in the following output: 27.11.1999!!!! but this is _really_ not the same day!! :-( why??? lg martin hofer ------------------------------------------ o EDV-Referent an der HTU-GRAZ o ------------------------------------------ Rechbauerstrasse 12 4010 Graz - Austria mail: hofer@oeh.tu-graz.ac.at tel: +43/0316 873-5109 | _|_ fax: +43/0316 873-5115 |__ | mobil: +43/0699-1016 1847 | | | | | internet: oeh.tu-graz.ac.at | | | |__| _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope No cross posts or HTML encoding! (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )