Date format

Tuesday 02 March 2004 4:36:34 pm

Hi,

I created a class with a date field datatype called "data". When I whant print this on a template, I used this function:

{attribute_view_gui attribute=$:item.data_map.data}

but it shows 2004/03/03 (format y-m-d). I want do this but with the format d-m-y. I attempt using the {$:item.data_map.data.content.timestamp|datetime( 'custom', '%d.%m.%Y')} function, but always shows me 31.12.1969.

Please, how can I print the date using d-m-y?

Thanks.

Wednesday 03 March 2004 1:59:53 am

I have the same problem here, and I can't find any documentation on how to show the date I've stored as a date datatype in my class.

The only reference I've found is {$date|datetime(custom,"%m %y")} to use a custom formatting and I've found a page that describes the different formatting characters. But I don't know what the $date variable in this statement is.

Using Francesc's example, is it $node.object.data_map.data? or is it $node.object.data_map.data.content, and do we need to use attribute_view_gui attribute=$whatever_"$date"_is to display the date correctly or can we display it using for instance $node.object.data_map.data|datetime( 'custom', '%d.%m.%Y') ?

Lot's of questions there, but if someone knows, please tell me.

Best regards
Trond Kvalo

trondåge

Wednesday 03 March 2004 2:49:30 am

Hello James!

Thanks for the clarification. Always good to have you around :-)

Then next question then is of course, how do I make eZpublish store dates as unix format or convert the eZp format to unix format?
And how DO eZpublish store dates? There's a quarter of a bell ringing way back in my head that says something about integers..... but I don't know for sure.

Anyway, when eZ created the datatype date, they probably have thought about how to display it in a human readable format, I just hope someone could come forth and explain it to me ;-)

The task is rather simple, display a date stored in an object/node as a date datatype in a custom format. And if this involves taking whatever data format eZp uses and convert it to unix format and then pipe it into datetime, well... I guess a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. But user friendly??? nah... ;-)

Best regards
Trond Kvalo

trondåge

Wednesday 03 March 2004 6:59:27 am

Here is the code I am currently using to display a date in a press release (the date field is named <i>released</i>):

{$:item.data_map.released.data_int|datetime(custom,"%F %j, %Y")}

Just sub <i>data</i> or whatever you have named your date field for <i>released</i> and it should work. It's important to remember that dates are not text fields (data_text), rather they are stored purely as integers (data_int) which I believe, is where the problem lies in your code.

Alex

Alex
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<i>When in doubt, clear the cache.</i>

Wednesday 03 March 2004 4:36:56 pm

If I put

{$:item.data_map.data.data_int|datetime( 'custom', '%d.%m.%Y')}

then shows "31.12.1969".

Please, help me!!

Friday 16 July 2004 1:52:52 am

Just to say that this one saved me... when I finally was able to put in the correct search keywords.

So thanks Alex!

-kjell

Kjell Knudsen
http://www.icbl.org

Thursday 22 July 2004 9:25:56 am

I was having a similiar issue.

I wanted the date to be shown in the article line, so i tookt he code from the article view and plugged it in, but it was showing it in a format i didn't want.

Playing with the code, i had some problems

             {$node.object.published|l10n(custom,"%F %d, %y")}
{$date|datetime(custom,"%F %d, %y")}
$node.object.data_map.data.data_int|datetime(custom, '%d.%m.%Y')
{$node.object.published|l10n(custom,"%F %d, %y")}
{$:item.data_map.published.data_int|datetime(custom,"%F %j, %Y")}
{$:item.data_map.date.data_int|datetime(custom,"%F %j, %Y")}
{$:item.data_map.published.data_int|datetime( 'custom', '%d.%m.%Y')}
{$node.object.data_map.data.data_int|datetime(custom, '%d.%m.%Y')}
{$node.object.published|datetime(custom, '%F %d, %Y')}
{$node.object.published|datetime( 'custom', '%d.%m.%Y')}

all of this code, in the article line template, would yield me:

1090416091
December 31, 69
$node.object.data_map.data.data_int|datetime(custom, '%d.%m.%Y')
1090416091
December 31, 1969
December 31, 1969
31.12.1969
31.12.1969
July 21, 2004
21.07.2004

Eventually, it worked out because i tried almost everything.
anyway, if you're having problems, fiddle with the code above and see what happens.