Converting datetime to string

peter1 · December 27, 2020, 10:18pm

I’m trying to get a files creation date as a string and I’m stumped, I can find how to convert a datetime in string format to a actual datetime variable but not the other way around. I’m using the following to get the creation date

let t_date = RemObjects.Elements.RTL.File(full_filename).DateCreated

then

let formatter1 = RemObjects.Elements.RTL.DateFormatter()
formatter1.Format(“DD-MM-YYYY”)

but can’t work out how to get t_date into a string in the format shown above. What should I be doing?

JohnMoshakis · December 28, 2020, 12:06am

I think it should be t_date.ToString(formatter1.Format(“DD-MM-YYYY”))

If your using Island it doesnt look complete

github.com

remobjects/RTL2/blob/master/Source/DateTime.pas#L312


      
          end;
          
          {$IF COOPER}
          constructor DateTime(aDate: Date);
          begin
            result := Calendar.Instance;
            (result as Calendar).Time := aDate;
            (result as Calendar).TimeZone := TimeZone.Utc;
          end;
          {$ENDIF}
          
          class method DateTime.TimeSince(aOtherDateTime: DateTime): TimeSpan;
          begin
            result := (UtcNow-aOtherDateTime);
          end;
          
          //
          // ToString
          //
          
          {$IF ECHOES OR (ISLAND AND NOT TOFFEE)}

you just get the default format

Cheers,
John

RemObjectsSoftware · December 28, 2020, 11:43am

Thanks, logged as bugs://85358

mh · December 28, 2020, 11:47am

I assume this is full/pure Island, not ToffeeV2?

Problem is that these

    //method ToString(aTimeZone: TimeZone): String;
    //method ToString(Format: String; aTimeZone: TimeZone := nil): String;
    //method ToString(Format: String; Culture: String; aTimeZone: TimeZone := nil): String;

    //method ToShortDateString(aTimeZone: TimeZone := nil): String;
    //method ToShortTimeString(aTimeZone: TimeZone := nil): String;

in Island RTL aren’t implemented yet…

RemObjectsSoftware · September 2, 2021, 6:57am

bugs://E24718 was closed as fixed.