I never noticed your comment until 5 seconds ago!! :-) -Kieran
On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Mike Schrag wrote: > you never responded to my comment btw :) > > ms > > On Jun 2, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Kieran Kelleher wrote: > >> FYI, prototypes of derived columns don't exactly work in EntityModeler. So >> you need to write the derived prototype config on a piece of paper and >> recreate those derived attributes from your notes on that piece of paper >> instead ;-) >> >> http://issues.objectstyle.org/jira/browse/WOL-1153 >> >> >> On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Chuck Hill wrote: >> >>> Now there is a bit of smart thinking! Make it a prototype and you retain >>> some measure of database independence. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> >>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Johnny Miller wrote: >>> >>>> Could he follow your advice, about using SQL, and create a derived column >>>> in his model and then use a standard qualifier against the derived column? >>>> >>>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Chuck Hill wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Joe Kramer wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I may be barking up the wrong tree here, but I wanted someone to confirm >>>>>> that for me. I have a simple Person EO with a NSTimestamp attribute for >>>>>> birthdate. I'm wondering if it is possible to create a qualifier to get >>>>>> all the people whose birthday is in a particular month (May, for >>>>>> example). The year doesn't matter so I can't do a simple ">" or "<". >>>>>> If this isn't possible (or efficient) I can change the data model to >>>>>> capture the birth month separately. Then I can just set the month >>>>>> programatically when a new person is created and use that value as the >>>>>> qualifier. Just curious what others think. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Define "possible". :-P The SQL way is >>>>> >>>>> select extract(MONTH from col_name) from table_name; >>>>> >>>>> So you could write a custom qualifier to do this. Generally, writing >>>>> qualifiers ranks as "non trivial". I don't know of an existing qualifier >>>>> that you can use. Depending on your needs, SQL might be the way to go. >>>>> See EOSQLQualifier JavaDocs. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Chuck >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development >>>>> >>>>> Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall >>>>> knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. >>>>> http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jlmiller%40kahalawai.com >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>> >>>> Johnny Miller >>>> Kahalawai Media Corp >>>> http://www.kahalawai.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development >>> >>> Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall >>> knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. >>> http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kieran_lists%40mac.com >>> >>> This email sent to [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/mschrag%40pobox.com >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
