[Zope] DateTime exceptions

[Curtis Maloney]

On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Curtis Maloney wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> A workmate of mine has had this problem also, and now it's happened to me.
> 
> I cannot catch exceptions from the DateTime object!
> 
> My code:
> 
> <dtml-try>
>     <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('delDate','%s/%s/%s' % (delYear, delMon, delDay) )">
> <dtml-except>
>     <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('delDate',0)">
>     <font bgcolor="red">You have entered an invalid date.</font>
>     <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('Error',1)">
> </dtml-try>
> 
> Now, from my understanding, this should catch ALL exceptions.  So why, when i
> give invalid values (like -1) does ZOPE give me an error page?
> 
> Is this some deficiency in the way the DateTime object handles exceptions?  Or
> is there some funamental zen i'm not groking?


erm... just ignore me...


it's early... and i'm tired... and .... <dtml-var lame_excuses>

-- 
Have a better one,
	Curtis.

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