how to insert date in custom type object

I am having a custom type with a date attribute, I am providing the date in the jsp page using datetime tag by this format-- "May 28,2009 02:15:55 PM". when i insert the date using sysobject.setTime("dateattribute", IDfTime(datevalue)) the date is inserted with the correct date but the time is 12:00 AM by default. can any one specify how to insert date and time

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mszurap

Hi,

Probably you need only to explicitly specify the date format pattern. Look around IDfTime's DF_TIME_PATTERN constants and use them with the setTime (in the new DfTime() constructor).

buccola

You are correct to use the "sysObject.setTime" method for setting a time value. The trick is creating the best IDfTime object to pass in as an argument. The best way to create a IDfTime instance is to create a DfTime object using the constructor that accepts a java.util.Date as input. The idea is to use the richness of the Java platform to convert the time string into a binary time value (java.util.Date) and then use that Java binary time value as input to DFC. The Java platform gives you robust features to control date format, time zones and locales. It is ultimately more powerful than the legacy DFC mechanisms for converting date strings.

java.util.Date myDate = convertDateStringToBinaryUsingJava("May 28,2009 02:15:55 PM");

sysObject.setTime("dateattribute", new DfTime(myDate));

- Dave