form/screen - how to set field to current date

[tej minhas]

Where can I find out how to set a form/screen field to the current date -
similar to "now-timestamp-to-env" in simple methods.

Apologies for bad/improper terminology as I am a newbie to OFBIZ

Thanks

[byersa]

Tej,

There is a variable that is automatically put into the widget environment,
called, nowTimestamp.

Here is a line from a form file that I found by using the eclipse search
function (contrainted it to *.xml, *.ftl files):

<field name="fromDate"><date-time default-value="${nowTimestamp}"/></field>

-Al


On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Where can I find out how to set a form/screen field to the current date -
> similar to "now-timestamp-to-env" in simple methods.
>
> Apologies for bad/improper terminology as I am a newbie to OFBIZ
>
> Thanks
>

[tej minhas]

Al thanks a whole bunch - you saved me a lot of time.  I hope to do
the same for someone else one day.

BTW, I had tried to search in eclipse the same way as you (before I
posted) but I guess I did it wrong ...

Please let me know if it is bad form to say thanks on the list
(clutter?) but given that it was my first post ....

---------------

Tej,

There is a variable that is automatically put into the widget environment,
called, nowTimestamp.


Here is a line from a form file that I found by using the eclipse search
function (contrainted it to *.xml, *.ftl files):

<field name="fromDate"><date-time default-value="${nowTimestamp}"/></field>


-Al


On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Where can I find out how to set a form/screen field to the current date -
> similar to "now-timestamp-to-env" in simple methods.

>
> Apologies for bad/improper terminology as I am a newbie to OFBIZ
>
> Thanks
>

[byersa]

Tej,

There are far worse things that happen on the list than saying thank you
:0), but you are right that it is probably clutter that we don't need.
Responding directly to the other party is probably okay if you wish to
express thanks, since it would not be of any value to the rest of the
community while much else of what goes on the list could be.

So that this does not end up being clutter, let me share my experience with
using Eclipse searching as the most important way to learn about OFBiz.
OFBiz is big, but it is not so big that there should be any hesitancy to
fire off a search whenever you want to learn more about something.

I usually click on the project root in the Package Explorer and then
"Search" ->"File" in the menu. You could skip that since the resulting
dialog box allows you to select "Enclosing Projects" (why is it plural?)
which accomplishes the same thing. Sometimes you may with to limit your
search to specific parts of the project - in that case selecting "Selected
Resources" would be appropriate.

I type in keywords or sometimes I use the regular expression feature to find
words that are paired together, but not necessarily immediately adjacent.
Something like "word1.*word2".

I usually constrain the file type to "*.java", "*.xml" or "*.java,*.xml".

When you click on each file found in the "Search" console, it replaces the
one previously clicked on. This is a feature. I think that if you double
click on it in the Package Hierarchy, it will persist, but I am not sure.

I know this is basic, but sometimes we overlook the needs of people just
getting started with OFBiz.

One thing I don't know is how to exclude ".svn" directories in the search.

I frequently find this method more productive than using the "Call
Hierarchy" option from the popup menu, but each has its place.

Maybe not everyone wants to work this way, but I find it as easy to find out
how things work from reading the code as I would in asking. But sometimes
you just don't know what to look for.

I search the mailing lists with Google. I always use the advanced search
option. I used to constrain the domain to ofbiz.org, but I find it easier to
just put "ofbiz" as one of the search tokens. This should also be done
before asking on the mailing list.

The wiki is another good place to search; as is JIRA. Look on the OFBiz
homepage for links to both.

I realize that these are not golden nuggets and I would like to know about
some of the more advanced techniques that others may use. Even though I have
been working with OFBiz for a long time, I often forget about all the
various methods and have a tendancy to ask too soon - before I have done
some basic investigation. In this case, I think your question is a good one
that people will query and find in the future.

-Al

On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Al thanks a whole bunch - you saved me a lot of time.  I hope to do
> the same for someone else one day.
>
> BTW, I had tried to search in eclipse the same way as you (before I
> posted) but I guess I did it wrong ...
>
> Please let me know if it is bad form to say thanks on the list
> (clutter?) but given that it was my first post ....
>
> ---------------
>
> Tej,
>
> There is a variable that is automatically put into the widget environment,
> called, nowTimestamp.
>
>
> Here is a line from a form file that I found by using the eclipse search
> function (contrainted it to *.xml, *.ftl files):
>
> <field name="fromDate"><date-time
> default-value="${nowTimestamp}"/></field>
>
>
> -Al
>
>
> On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Where can I find out how to set a form/screen field to the current date
> -
> > similar to "now-timestamp-to-env" in simple methods.
>
> >
> > Apologies for bad/improper terminology as I am a newbie to OFBIZ
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>

[jonwimp]

 > One thing I don't know is how to exclude ".svn" directories in the search.

Use `grep --exclude'.

Jonathon

Al Byers wrote:

> Tej,
>
> There are far worse things that happen on the list than saying thank you
> :0), but you are right that it is probably clutter that we don't need.
> Responding directly to the other party is probably okay if you wish to
> express thanks, since it would not be of any value to the rest of the
> community while much else of what goes on the list could be.
>
> So that this does not end up being clutter, let me share my experience with
> using Eclipse searching as the most important way to learn about OFBiz.
> OFBiz is big, but it is not so big that there should be any hesitancy to
> fire off a search whenever you want to learn more about something.
>
> I usually click on the project root in the Package Explorer and then
> "Search" ->"File" in the menu. You could skip that since the resulting
> dialog box allows you to select "Enclosing Projects" (why is it plural?)
> which accomplishes the same thing. Sometimes you may with to limit your
> search to specific parts of the project - in that case selecting "Selected
> Resources" would be appropriate.
>
> I type in keywords or sometimes I use the regular expression feature to
> find
> words that are paired together, but not necessarily immediately adjacent.
> Something like "word1.*word2".
>
> I usually constrain the file type to "*.java", "*.xml" or "*.java,*.xml".
>
> When you click on each file found in the "Search" console, it replaces the
> one previously clicked on. This is a feature. I think that if you double
> click on it in the Package Hierarchy, it will persist, but I am not sure.
>
> I know this is basic, but sometimes we overlook the needs of people just
> getting started with OFBiz.
>
> One thing I don't know is how to exclude ".svn" directories in the search.
>
> I frequently find this method more productive than using the "Call
> Hierarchy" option from the popup menu, but each has its place.
>
> Maybe not everyone wants to work this way, but I find it as easy to find
> out
> how things work from reading the code as I would in asking. But sometimes
> you just don't know what to look for.
>
> I search the mailing lists with Google. I always use the advanced search
> option. I used to constrain the domain to ofbiz.org, but I find it
> easier to
> just put "ofbiz" as one of the search tokens. This should also be done
> before asking on the mailing list.
>
> The wiki is another good place to search; as is JIRA. Look on the OFBiz
> homepage for links to both.
>
> I realize that these are not golden nuggets and I would like to know about
> some of the more advanced techniques that others may use. Even though I
> have
> been working with OFBiz for a long time, I often forget about all the
> various methods and have a tendancy to ask too soon - before I have done
> some basic investigation. In this case, I think your question is a good one
> that people will query and find in the future.
>
> -Al
>
> On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Al thanks a whole bunch - you saved me a lot of time.  I hope to do
>> the same for someone else one day.
>>
>> BTW, I had tried to search in eclipse the same way as you (before I
>> posted) but I guess I did it wrong ...
>>
>> Please let me know if it is bad form to say thanks on the list
>> (clutter?) but given that it was my first post ....
>>
>> ---------------
>>
>> Tej,
>>
>> There is a variable that is automatically put into the widget
>> environment,
>> called, nowTimestamp.
>>
>>
>> Here is a line from a form file that I found by using the eclipse search
>> function (contrainted it to *.xml, *.ftl files):
>>
>> <field name="fromDate"><date-time
>> default-value="${nowTimestamp}"/></field>
>>
>>
>> -Al
>>
>>
>> On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Where can I find out how to set a form/screen field to the current date
>> -
>> > similar to "now-timestamp-to-env" in simple methods.
>>
>> >
>> > Apologies for bad/improper terminology as I am a newbie to OFBIZ
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>>
>

[David E Jones]

In eclipse just make sure you have the SVN plugin in place and then  
it won't search those or show them.

-David


On Feb 14, 2007, at 11:09 AM, Jonathon -- Improov wrote:

> > One thing I don't know is how to exclude ".svn" directories in  
> the search.
>
> Use `grep --exclude'.
>
> Jonathon
>
> Al Byers wrote:
>> Tej,
>> There are far worse things that happen on the list than saying  
>> thank you
>> :0), but you are right that it is probably clutter that we don't  
>> need.
>> Responding directly to the other party is probably okay if you  
>> wish to
>> express thanks, since it would not be of any value to the rest of the
>> community while much else of what goes on the list could be.
>> So that this does not end up being clutter, let me share my  
>> experience with
>> using Eclipse searching as the most important way to learn about  
>> OFBiz.
>> OFBiz is big, but it is not so big that there should be any  
>> hesitancy to
>> fire off a search whenever you want to learn more about something.
>> I usually click on the project root in the Package Explorer and then
>> "Search" ->"File" in the menu. You could skip that since the  
>> resulting
>> dialog box allows you to select "Enclosing Projects" (why is it  
>> plural?)
>> which accomplishes the same thing. Sometimes you may with to limit  
>> your
>> search to specific parts of the project - in that case selecting  
>> "Selected
>> Resources" would be appropriate.
>> I type in keywords or sometimes I use the regular expression  
>> feature to find
>> words that are paired together, but not necessarily immediately  
>> adjacent.
>> Something like "word1.*word2".
>> I usually constrain the file type to "*.java", "*.xml" or  
>> "*.java,*.xml".
>> When you click on each file found in the "Search" console, it  
>> replaces the
>> one previously clicked on. This is a feature. I think that if you  
>> double
>> click on it in the Package Hierarchy, it will persist, but I am  
>> not sure.
>> I know this is basic, but sometimes we overlook the needs of  
>> people just
>> getting started with OFBiz.
>> One thing I don't know is how to exclude ".svn" directories in the  
>> search.
>> I frequently find this method more productive than using the "Call
>> Hierarchy" option from the popup menu, but each has its place.
>> Maybe not everyone wants to work this way, but I find it as easy  
>> to find out
>> how things work from reading the code as I would in asking. But  
>> sometimes
>> you just don't know what to look for.
>> I search the mailing lists with Google. I always use the advanced  
>> search
>> option. I used to constrain the domain to ofbiz.org, but I find it  
>> easier to
>> just put "ofbiz" as one of the search tokens. This should also be  
>> done
>> before asking on the mailing list.
>> The wiki is another good place to search; as is JIRA. Look on the  
>> OFBiz
>> homepage for links to both.
>> I realize that these are not golden nuggets and I would like to  
>> know about
>> some of the more advanced techniques that others may use. Even  
>> though I have
>> been working with OFBiz for a long time, I often forget about all the
>> various methods and have a tendancy to ask too soon - before I  
>> have done
>> some basic investigation. In this case, I think your question is a  
>> good one
>> that people will query and find in the future.
>> -Al
>> On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Al thanks a whole bunch - you saved me a lot of time.  I hope to do
>>> the same for someone else one day.
>>>
>>> BTW, I had tried to search in eclipse the same way as you (before I
>>> posted) but I guess I did it wrong ...
>>>
>>> Please let me know if it is bad form to say thanks on the list
>>> (clutter?) but given that it was my first post ....
>>>
>>> ---------------
>>>
>>> Tej,
>>>
>>> There is a variable that is automatically put into the widget  
>>> environment,
>>> called, nowTimestamp.
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is a line from a form file that I found by using the eclipse  
>>> search
>>> function (contrainted it to *.xml, *.ftl files):
>>>
>>> <field name="fromDate"><date-time
>>> default-value="${nowTimestamp}"/></field>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Al
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/13/07, tej minhas <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Where can I find out how to set a form/screen field to the  
>>> current date
>>> -
>>> > similar to "now-timestamp-to-env" in simple methods.
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Apologies for bad/improper terminology as I am a newbie to OFBIZ
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
>>> >
>>>
>