problem calculating date

[Collins, Edward]

I have tried various diffent date calculations and but I am not able
to calculate a date that is recognized by code_swarm in the XML input
file. I would like to covert 11/25/08 into the date format readable
by code_swarm application.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Ed

[Michael Ogawa]

Hi Ed,

The XML date format uses Unix time, which is the number of
milliseconds since January 1, 1970. It should be parsed as an unsigned
long.

Michael

[tetrao2003]

Michael,
Does it mean that we can't go back before January, 1 1970 ?
Didier

On 25 nov, 20:00, "Michael Ogawa" <michael.og...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ed,
>
> The XML date format uses Unix time, which is the number of
> milliseconds since January 1, 1970. It should be parsed as an unsigned
> long.
>
> Michael
>

[Michael Ogawa]

My mistake. loadRepEvents() parses it as a signed long, from which a
java.util.Date object is created in the FileEvent constructor. If Date
can handle times before 1970, so can code_swarm.

Michael