I'll be releasing a new build tomorrow that will modify this behavior some.
I'll post complete details of the change in the release announcement.
-reggie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Zubel [mailto:barry@stripped]
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:30 AM
> To: 'Jorge Bastos'; dotnet@stripped
> Subject: RE: datetime
>
> Currently, datetimes are being returned as a MySqlDateTime to allow for
> dates like 0000-00-00. To return it as a .Net date/time, you need to
> convert
> using one of the following:
>
> Dataposto.Value = CDate(myrd.Item("postodata").ToString())
> Dataposto.Value = Ctype(myrd.Item("postodata"),
> Mysql.Data.Types.MySqlDateTime).GetDateTime
>
> Or, for loose binding:
>
> Dataposto.Value = myrd.Item("postodata").GetDateTime
>
> Reggie has asked for comments regarding this behaviour on here, so it may
> be
> subject to change. AT the moment, I believe the safest method is to use
> .ToString with a Cdate conversion.
>
> B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jorge Bastos [mailto:mysql.jorge@stripped]
> Sent: 09 December 2004 17:11
> To: dotnet@stripped
> Subject: datetime
>
>
> DecimalHi,
>
> In old bytefx i used this sintax
> dataposto.Value = myrd.Item("postodata")
>
>
> Using the new driver, in verstion 1.0.2 i get an exeption as shown below:
>
> Cast from type 'MySqlDateTime' to type 'Date' is not valid.
>
>
>
> How to use the new value?
>
> Jorge Bastos
>
>
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