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paul bolger	Wednesday 25 April 2007 9:49:24 pm I have a content class with an attribute 'date_of_meeting'. I'm trying to format the output: {attribute_view_gui attribute=$node.object.data_map.date_of_meeting\|datetime( 'custom', '%l %j %F %Y' )} I've tried every permutation I can think of, but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help me out? thanks Paul Bolger Alice Springs Town Council Paul Bolger
Bruce Morrison	Wednesday 25 April 2007 11:24:47 pm Hi Paul Try (untested) {$node.object.data_map.date_of_meeting.data_int\|datetime( 'custom', '%l %j %F %Y' )} P.S. Have a look at the default datatype view template for clues. Cheers Bruce My Blog: http://www.stuffandcontent.com/ Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/brucemorrison Consolidated eZ Publish Feed : http://friendfeed.com/rooms/ez-publish
paul bolger	Thursday 26 April 2007 7:24:03 pm Hi Bruce. That works, thanks. So, 'data_int' returns the system date string instead of the default formatted date? regards Paul Bolger Paul Bolger
Bruce Morrison	Thursday 26 April 2007 8:25:42 pm Hi Paul So, 'data_int' returns the system date string instead of the default formatted date? Kind of. Different datatypes store their "raw" values in different places. "content" usually stores the data that is used for output. As I mentioned, the default datatype view templates are a good source to find where info is stored and how it is displayed. the "attribute" template function is also a good way .e.g {node.object.data_map.date_of_meeting\|attribute(show,2)} Cheers Bruce My Blog: http://www.stuffandcontent.com/ Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/brucemorrison Consolidated eZ Publish Feed : http://friendfeed.com/rooms/ez-publish
paul bolger	Thursday 26 April 2007 11:10:07 pm Ah yes, the 'attribute' function. I encountered that yesterday playing around with the weather extension (great idea, pity about the source data...) Paul Bolger