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  • Subject: Re: Dates and triggers.
  • From: Nelson Smith <ncsmith@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 00:33:17 -0400

All of our newer database files have triggers which (among other things)
record a timestamp in each record.  The only time we get date errors is
when the application program fails to initialize the field and writes
the record with the trigger turned OFF. As long as the trigger is turned
ON, no errors. 

This says to me that the trigger buffer does accept a blank in a date or
timestamp field and produces no error as long as the trigger does load
that field with a valid date before the record is actually written. As
to invalid data other than blanks, I'm not sure. 

David Morris wrote:
> 
> Data base experts,
> 
> On files with triggers, it appears as if dates must be valid in the buffer 
>before the trigger is fired.  We were hoping to be able to reformat dates 
>entered in an invalid format in either the pre-update/write action.  The 
>incorrectly formatted date never gets to the trigger.  A date or timestamp 
>exception prevents the trigger from executing.  Is there any way around this?  
>We do not have control of every application to reformat the date before the 
>trigger is fired.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David Morris
> 
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