What I did was create an en-us.py file in the languages folder.
{
'use format yyyy-mm-dd': 'use format m/d/yyyy',
'%Y-%m-%d': '%m/%d/%Y',
'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S': '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S'
}
in my model I had this
...
Field('dob', 'date', requires=[IS_DATE(format=T('%Y-%m-%d'),
error_message=T('use format yyyy-mm-dd')),
IS_NOT_EMPTY(error_message=T('value required'))],
widget=datepicker.widget),
...
also my custom widget needed to set the "old_value" attribute so when
a form failed validation the widget could control the formatting
v = v if type(v)==type('') else f.formatter(v)
inp = SQLFORM.widgets.string.widget(f, v, _class="jqdate", _size="10",
old_value=v)
-Rip
On Aug 22, 11:52 pm, annet <annet.verm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's an excerpt of my log that might be helpful:
>
> Formatting date
>
> Model file:
>
> T.force('en-de') ## en-de is a language file you'll create below
>
> In the table definition:
>
> SQLField('fieldname', type='date')
>
> ... a validator on this field which reads like:
>
> db.tablename.fieldname.requires=IS_NULL_OR(IS_DATE(str(T('%Y-%m-
> %d'))))
>
> Languages file:
>
> ... create a language file e.g. en-de.py and edit the dates:
>
> Original Translation
> %Y-%m-%d %d-%m-%Y
> %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S
>
> Click update.
>
> Views file:
>
> ... to use the date in a view:
>
> {{=db.tablename.fieldname.formatter(tablename.fieldname)}}
>
> If you use form_factory to create a custom form, the code in the
> controller should read:
>
> SQLField('fieldname',type='date',requires=IS_DATE(str(T('%Y-%m-
> %d'))))
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Annet.
