Check out this thread, where Karen Throughly explained date formats and widgets to me:
http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/browse_thread/thread/7488aa81bfa94cac/ Alan. On Aug 28, 4:10 pm, Karen Tracey <kmtra...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 28, 3:19 am, Jigar <jigar.vana...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > I am trying to add the '%d-%m-%Y' format in DateTimefield. As django > > does not support this format so when I add different date formats, it > > gives "invalid date/time" error in django console.This error occurs > > because the form is not valid(form.is_valid()) as above mentioned date > > format is not supported by django. > > It is not correct to say that Django does not support that format. > That format is not one that is accepted by default as an input format > for the DateTimeField form field. However, you can easily specify > your own input_formats and then your form will accept that format: > > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/forms/fields/#datetimefield > > > Also, I want to store this date in > > the mysql database. > > It does not make sense to say you want to store that format in MySQL. > The value stored in MySQL is a DATETIME, independent of any particular > format. Since you are using Django you do not need to be concerned > with what format is used when Django stores the data to MySQL or > retrieves it from MySQL. What you need to adjust is the input formats > your field accepts, and the output format used by your form field's > widget to display existing data (see the format parameter here, for > example:http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/forms/widgets/#django.forms....) > > Karen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
