[Zope] DateTime: Get DateTime-Objekt from german dateformat %d.%m.%Y

[Philip Kilner]

Hi Patrick,

Patrick Ulmer wrote:
>>> i have a litte problem to insert my german dateformat into my
>>> SQL-Database, because I must convert it to ISO-Format. I try
>>>
>>> datum=_.DateTime (wiedervorlage).ISO())
>>>
>>> but day and month ar interchanged.
>>
>> That's why it is called ISO format which is defined in the way you see 
>> it.
> 
> No. this is not the Problem. '1.3.2005' (D/M/Y) ist converted to
> '2005-01-03' but for germany '2005-03-01' is correct.
> 

So the ISO function is working fine, but it mis-interprets your D/M/Y 
input as M/D/Y - e.g. it thinks it is a US format date.

>>> How can I convert my datestring '1.3.2005' to '2005-03-01'?
>>
>> Look at the DateTime API -> somedate.strftime(formatstring)
> 
> I know this function but my problem is to get "somedate" from my german
> formated (D/M/Y) datestring.
> 

Where does this string originate?



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PhilK

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