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TOM SCHULTE
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Hello,

I am trying to get date inputs going to the data source into ISO 8601:2000 date-time from IA. Inspired by
Extensions to Date-Time Formats , I have added to my site profile 
SET DTSTANDARD = STANDARD
, but using SQL Profiler, I still haven't seen dynamic Prompts in IA going back the DB Server in the required format.

(I need this format as I am going through a customized ODBC connection and this format triggers custom date handling I need.)

Any help in getting me toward a process I can train my IA users to do date filtering in the required format would be much appreciated.

Thanks

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TOM SCHULTE
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It looks like WF insists on converting the format, and maybe this is just unavoidable and even for the best.

Talking to an ODBC adapter, I get:

2010-08-17T09:43:42
converts to -->
{ts '2010-08-17 09:43:42'}

Talking to a SQL adapter, I get:

2010-08-17T09:43:42
converts to -->
'20100817 09:43:42'

In each case, I really wanted 2010-08-17T09:43:42 sent unchanged to the backend data source.

Perhaps someone just knows more about the rules of handling ISO 8601 dates and could explain it to me?

Thanks


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Kerry
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Hi Tom,

If you have not done so, you may want to open a case with Customer Support Services for assistance, as this issue seems to be involved and very specific to your needs. The phone number is 1-800-736-6130, or access online at InfoResponse.

Cheers,

Kerry


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TOM SCHULTE
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I am marking this [CLOSED], then.

We are working with the current behavior and if we have questions beyond that, we'll open a case.


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Dan Satchell
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Don't know if this will help you, but there is a WebFOCUS date-time output format that will display the date-time with the T (and Z if desired). HYYMDU will display the T, while HYYMDUSZ will display both T and Z.

SET DTSTANDARD = STANDARD
-*
DEFINE FILE CAR
 XDATE/HYYMDUS WITH COUNTRY = DT(20100817 09:43:42);
END
-*
TABLE FILE CAR
 PRINT XDATE
 WHERE RECORDLIMIT EQ 1 ;
END


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TOM SCHULTE
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Thank you much, Dan. I am not after display format so much as the format of the date going back to the RDBMS. I thought they would be in the same format, but they are not. The format to the RDBMS is adapter-specific and not so much based on the display format.


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David Briars
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...format that will display the date-time with the T (and Z if desired)...

Thank you Dan.

Reporting in ISO8601 format is exactly what I needed to do, and am glad to have found your post.
 
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