You're probably right, Zope probably doesn't see the date as a date, but as a string. Try: select date_format(date,'%b %e, %Y') as date from table In your SQL query. I'm sure there's a way to map that to a Zope date, but if you just need the string, this might be a temp. fix. Monty jeffr@odeon.net wrote:

Hmm, that didn't work. I get a Zope error of:

Error Type: TypeError Error Value: not all arguments converted

What I think is the relevent portion of the traceback shows:

File /usr/local/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Var.py, line 313, in render (Object: date) (Info: ('date', '2000-04-25', {'null': '', 'fmt': 'aCommon', '': 'date'}))

I think the problem is the string returned from MySQL isn't a date object as far as Zope is concerned.

Any help is appreciated,

Jeff

On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Yanko, Curtis (GSP) wrote:

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Just figured this one out myself a week or two ago. I use something like this:

<dtml-var date fmt=aCommon>

If you are using a Zope Date/Time object, this should work.

-Curt

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-----Original Message----- From: jeffr@odeon.net [SMTP:jeffr@odeon.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:02 PM To: zope@zope.org Subject: [Zope] Newbie date/time + MySQL problem

Greetings folks,

I've got a record in an SQL database that contains a date field (2000-02-25 for example).

I'm generating a table from an SQL query. The bit that displays the date is pretty simple: <dtml-var date null="">

I want to format the date into something a little more readable (like 'Feb 25, 2000' for example). I've been trying to figure out how to use the date-time format functions mentioned in the DTML guide in Appendix A. It mentions the special variable _, which provides a method for constructing date time values from strings and numeric data.

I think my question is really a matter of syntax, as the DTML guide doesn't provide any examples of usage in Appendix A.

Would I use something like: <dtml-var _.aCommon(date) null=""> ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Jeff

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I think I've got the syntax, Jeff: <dtml-var "_.DateTime(birthday)" fmt=aCommon> - birthday is a field returned from my Z SQL Method - The "_.DateTime(birthday)" part creates a DateTime object - The '_' is a reference to the DTML namespace - The DateTime() function creates the DateTime object - The fmt=aCommon part formats it to look like: "May 7, 1966 12:00 am" You can change the format by changing the fmt=XXXX so that XXXX is the format you want from Appdx A of the Zope DTML reference. Eric. // -----Original Message----- // From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of // jeffr@odeon.net // Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:12 AM // To: Yanko, Curtis (GSP) // Cc: zope@zope.org // Subject: RE: [Zope] Newbie date/time + MySQL problem // // // // Hmm, that didn't work. I get a Zope error of: // // Error Type: TypeError // Error Value: not all arguments converted // // What I think is the relevent portion of the traceback shows: // // File /usr/local/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Var.py, // line 313, in render // (Object: date) // (Info: ('date', '2000-04-25', {'null': '', 'fmt': 'aCommon', // '': 'date'})) // // // I think the problem is the string returned from MySQL isn't a // date object as far as Zope is concerned. // // Any help is appreciated, // // Jeff // // // On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Yanko, Curtis (GSP) wrote: // // > Just figured this one out myself a week or two ago. I use // something like // > this: // > // > <dtml-var date fmt=aCommon> // > // > If you are using a Zope Date/Time object, this should work. // > // > -Curt // > // > > -----Original Message----- // > > From: jeffr@odeon.net [SMTP:jeffr@odeon.net] // > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:02 PM // > > To: zope@zope.org // > > Subject: [Zope] Newbie date/time + MySQL problem // > > // > > // > > Greetings folks, // > > // > > I've got a record in an SQL database that contains a date // > > field (2000-02-25 for example). // > > // > > I'm generating a table from an SQL query. The bit that displays // > > the date is pretty simple: <dtml-var date null=""> // > > // > > I want to format the date into something a little more readable // > > (like 'Feb 25, 2000' for example). I've been trying to figure out // > > how to use the date-time format functions mentioned in the DTML // > > guide in Appendix A. It mentions the special variable _, which // > > provides a method for constructing date time values from strings // > > and numeric data. // > > // > > I think my question is really a matter of syntax, as the DTML // > > guide doesn't provide any examples of usage in Appendix A. // > > // > > Would I use something like: <dtml-var _.aCommon(date) null=""> ? // > > // > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, // > > // > > Jeff // > > // > > // > > _______________________________________________ // > > 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 ) // > // > _______________________________________________ // > 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 ) // > // // // _______________________________________________ // 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 ) // //

Hi Jeff, I think you may already have this one figured out, but just incase you don't... Here's the ZSQL I use to search a user table. Note that it returns the user's birthday in the format you need. Note also that the formatting is done by MySQL BEFORE the results get to Zope: SELECT CONCAT(FirstName, " ", LastName) as Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone, Fax, email, URL, DATE_FORMAT(Birthday, '%M %D, %Y') AS BDay FROM users WHERE FirstName LIKE "%<dtml-var FirstName>%" AND LastName LIKE "%<dtml-var LastName>%" ORDER BY LastName, FirstName The key here is the "DATE_FORMAT()" function. There are a ton of parameters that can be passed to this function to get just the formatting you need. The format I'm using here returns something like "January 18th, 1958" Here's a link to the searchable MySQL help system. Just search for "DATE_FORMAT" and you'll find a table of all the parameters available and an explanation of what they do: http://www.mysql.com/php/manual.php3 // -----Original Message----- // From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of Mike // Orr // Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:18 AM // To: zope@zope.org // Subject: Re: [Zope] Newbie date/time + MySQL problem // // // It is returning a string. I had that problem too. It's another of // those DateTime/path problems --- MySQLdb returns a date outside // Zope but a // string inside Zope. // // // -Mike Orr, mso@mso.oz.net -or- mso@oz.net (permanent: mso@jimpick.com) // http://mso.oz.net/ English * Esperanto * Russkiy * // Deutsch * Espan~ol // // On Tue, Apr 25, 2000 at 01:11:48PM -0500, jeffr@odeon.net wrote: // > // > Hmm, that didn't work. I get a Zope error of: // > // > Error Type: TypeError // > Error Value: not all arguments converted // > // > What I think is the relevent portion of the traceback shows: // > // > File /usr/local/Zope/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Var.py, // line 313, in render // > (Object: date) // > (Info: ('date', '2000-04-25', {'null': '', 'fmt': // 'aCommon', '': 'date'})) // > // > // > I think the problem is the string returned from MySQL isn't a // > date object as far as Zope is concerned. // > // > Any help is appreciated, // > // > Jeff // > // > // > On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Yanko, Curtis (GSP) wrote: // > // > > Just figured this one out myself a week or two ago. I use // something like // > > this: // > > // > > <dtml-var date fmt=aCommon> // > > // > > If you are using a Zope Date/Time object, this should work. // > > // > > -Curt // > > // > > > -----Original Message----- // > > > From: jeffr@odeon.net [SMTP:jeffr@odeon.net] // > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:02 PM // > > > To: zope@zope.org // > > > Subject: [Zope] Newbie date/time + MySQL problem // > > > // > > > // > > > Greetings folks, // > > > // > > > I've got a record in an SQL database that contains a date // > > > field (2000-02-25 for example). // > > > // > > > I'm generating a table from an SQL query. The bit // that displays // > > > the date is pretty simple: <dtml-var date null=""> // > > > // > > > I want to format the date into something a little // more readable // > > > (like 'Feb 25, 2000' for example). I've been // trying to figure out // > > > how to use the date-time format functions mentioned // in the DTML // > > > guide in Appendix A. It mentions the special // variable _, which // > > > provides a method for constructing date time values // from strings // > > > and numeric data. // > > > // > > > I think my question is really a matter of syntax, // as the DTML // > > > guide doesn't provide any examples of usage in Appendix A. // > > > // > > > Would I use something like: <dtml-var // _.aCommon(date) null=""> ? // > > > // > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, // > > > // > > > Jeff // > > > // > > > // > > > _______________________________________________ // > > > 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 ) // > > // > > _______________________________________________ // > > 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 ) // > > // > // > // > _______________________________________________ // > 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 ) // > // // -- // -Mike Orr, mso@mso.oz.net -or- mso@oz.net (permanent: mso@jimpick.com) // http://mso.oz.net/ English * Esperanto * Russkiy * // Deutsch * Espan~ol // // _______________________________________________ // 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 ) //