Boolean of dynaimc data

Using LV7.1:
I am trying to have a boolean response to 2 "Greater?" blocks. In other words I need to know if "A is greater than B AND C is greater than D". However A, B, C, and D are the output from 4 formula blocks. The problem is that the output is "Dynamic Data" and not numeric. This is crewing up the final "And" block. How can I fix this?
I've attached a sample of the problem.
thanks,
jason
Attachments:
test_script.vi ‏375 KB

I've opened up your attached vi. The output of the two Pass Value Through functions is not dynamic data. It is a numeric. The output of the greater thans is boolean. I don't know why you would see it differently.
- tbob
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 private final static String IBMProblemJDKs[] = { "1.1.4", "1.1.5", "1.1.6", "1.1.7", "1.1.7A", "1.1.8" };
 private final static String IBMOKJDKs[] = { "1.0.2", "1.1.2", "1.1.3", "1.1.7B", "1.2.2", "1.3.0", "1.3.1" };
 private static boolean s_adjustForBST = false;
 static
 String vendor = System.getProperty("java.vendor");
 String jdk = System.getProperty("java.version");
 // Check applies to Sun only.
 if (vendor.equals(SunVendorString) || vendor.startsWith(IBMVendorString))
 String problemJDKs[] = null;
 String OKJDKs[] = null;
 if (vendor.equals(SunVendorString))
 problemJDKs = SunProblemJDKs;
 OKJDKs = SunOKJDKs;
 else
 problemJDKs = IBMProblemJDKs;
 OKJDKs = IBMOKJDKs;
 // Determine whether we need to make adjustment
 for (int i = 0; i < problemJDKs.length; i++)
 if (problemJDKs.equals(jdk))
 s_adjustForBST = true;
 break;
 // If we do not need to make the adjustment then check that the
 // JDK reported is one of the versions that we know to be good.
 // If it is not log an error message.
 if (!s_adjustForBST)
 boolean goodJDK = false;
 for (int i = 0; i < OKJDKs.length; i++)
 if (OKJDKs[i].equals(jdk))
 goodJDK = true;
 break;
/* CR176 - we now anticipate that all JDKs post 1.3.x are "good" ones
 if (!goodJDK)
 // We do not use the SingletonLogger mechanism since we
 // cannot be sure that these singleton objects have been instantiated
 // at this point, and in any case it is not desirable to introduce
 // this dependancy into SlacDate.
 System.err.println("JDK VERSION ERROR : Unsupported JDK - '" + jdk + "' provided by '" + vendor + "'. SlacDate class requires examination.");
 * Construct the date with todays date.
 * This should be the only place where a Date object is explicitly instantiated. All
 * other code should use SlacDate. If the s_adjustForBST flag is set and the date falls
 * between the last sunday of March and the last Sunday of October (inclusive) then we need
 * to make an adjustment of +1 hour so that British Summertime is correctly reported.
 private SlacDate()
 init(Calendar.getInstance());
 * Construct the date with the specified day, month and year.
 * @param year The year to set the date to
 * @param month The month to set the date to
 * @param date The date to set the date to
 * @exception InvalidDateException Invalid date parameters passed in.
 public SlacDate(int year, int month, int date) throws InvalidDateException
 init(year, month, date, DefaultHours, DefaultMinutes, DefaultSeconds, DefaultMillis);
 * Construct the date with the specified day, month, year, hour and minute.
 * @param year The year to set the date to
 * @param month The month to set the date to
 * @param date The date to set the date to
 * @param hr The hour to set the date to
 * @param min The minute to set the date to
 * @exception InvalidDateException Invalid date parameters passed in.
 public SlacDate(int year, int month, int date, int hr, int min) throws InvalidDateException
 init(year, month, date, hr, min, DefaultSeconds, DefaultMillis);
 * Construct the date with the specified day, month, year, hour, minute and second.
 * Will default to 0 milliseconds.
 * @param year The year to set the date to
 * @param month The month to set the date to
 * @param date The date to set the date to
 * @param hr The hour to set the date to
 * @param min The minute to set the date to
 * @param sec The second to set the date to
 * @exception InvalidDateException Invalid date parameters passed in.
 public SlacDate(int year, int month, int date, int hr, int min, int sec) throws InvalidDateException
 init(year, month, date, hr, min, sec, DefaultMillis);
 * Construct the date with the specified day, month, year, hour, minute, second and milliseconds.
 * @param year The year to set the date to
 * @param month The month to set the date to
 * @param date The date to set the date to
 * @param hr The hour to set the date to
 * @param min The minute to set the date to
 * @param sec The second to set the date to
 * @param millis The milliseconds to set the date to
 * @exception InvalidDateException Invalid date parameters passed in.
 public SlacDate(int year, int month, int date, int hr, int min, int sec, int millis) throws InvalidDateException
 init(year, month, date, hr, min, sec, millis);
 * Construct the date from a timestamp.
 public SlacDate(long timestamp) throws InvalidDateException
 Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
 cal.setTime(new Date(timestamp));
 init(cal);
 * Construct the date from the specified string. Note that the date must
 * be in day/month/year format.
 * @param date The date string.
 * @exception InvalidDateException The date passed in is invalid.
 public SlacDate(String date) throws InvalidDateException
 init(date);
 * Construct the date from the specified string. The format passed in will
 * identify the format of the date.
 * @param date The date string.
 * @param format The format of the date.
 * @exception InvalidDateException The date passed in is invalid.
 public SlacDate(String date, int format) throws InvalidDateException
 if (format == FormatCCYYMMDD || format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMM || format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMMSS)
 boolean valid = false;
 date = date.trim();
 if (date.length() >= 8)
 try
 int year = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(0,4));
 int month = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(4,6));
 int day = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(6,8));
 int hour;
 int min;
 int sec;
 if (date.length() > 8)
 hour = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(8,10));
 min = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(10,12));
 if (date.length() >= 14)
 sec = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(12,14));
 else
 sec = DefaultSeconds;
 else
 hour = DefaultHours;
 min = DefaultMinutes;
 sec = DefaultSeconds;
 init(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, DefaultMillis);
 valid = true;
 catch (Exception e)
 if (!valid)
 throw new InvalidDateException("Invalid date: " + date + " for the specified format");
 else if (format == FormatDB2TIMESTAMP || format == FormatUDBTIMESTAMP)
 // 2002-02-04 10:49:30.999000 (UDB)
 // 2002-02-04-10.49.30.999000 (DB2)
 int year = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(0,4));
 int month = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(5,7));
 int day = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(8,10));
 int hour = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(11,13));
 int min = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(14,16));
 int sec = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(17,19));
 int millis = Integer.parseInt(date.substring(20,23));
 init(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, millis);
 else
 init(date);
 * Construct the date with the java.util.Date passed in.
 public SlacDate(Date date)
 init(date);
 * Init the date with the java.util.Date passed in.
 private void init(Date date)
 Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
 cal.setTime(date);
 init(cal);
 * Return whether this date is after the date passed in.
 * @d2 The date to compare against.
 * @return Whether this date is after the date passed in.
 public boolean after(SlacDate d2)
 int xx = d2.getYear();
 if (m_yyyy > xx)
 return true;
 else if (m_yyyy < xx)
 return false;
 else
 xx = d2.getMonth();
 if (m_mm > xx)
 return true;
 else if (m_mm < xx)
 return false;
 else
 xx = d2.getDate();
 if (m_dd > xx)
 return true;
 else if (m_dd < xx)
 return false;
 else
 xx = d2.getHour();
 if (m_hh > xx)
 return true;
 else if (m_hh < xx)
 return false;
 else
 xx = d2.getMinute();
 if (m_min > xx)
 return true;
 else if (m_min < xx)
 return false;
 else
 xx = d2.getSecond();
 if (m_ss > xx)
 return true;
 else if (m_ss < xx)
 return false;
 else
 return (m_mil > d2.getMillisecond());
 private void appendHoursMinutes(StringBuffer str, String separator)
 if (m_hh < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_hh));
 if (!separator.equals(EMPTY))
 str.append(separator);
 if (m_min < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_min));
 private void appendTime(StringBuffer str, String separator, boolean addMillis)
 appendHoursMinutes(str, separator);
 if (!separator.equals(EMPTY))
 str.append(separator);
 if (m_ss < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_ss));
 if (addMillis)
 if (!separator.equals(EMPTY))
 str.append(separator);
 if (m_mil < 100)
 str.append(ZERO);
 if (m_mil < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(m_mil);
 * Version of the asString() method which defaults to FormatDDMMCCYY.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 25-02-1999
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in DDMMCCYY format.
 public String asString()
 return asString(FormatDDMMCCYY);
 * Convert the date to a String. This will format the Date as defined by the format
 * passed in. The default parameter is FormatDDMMCCYY.
 * The valid formats are:
 * <ul>
 * <li>FormatDDMMCCYY</li>
 * <li>FormatMMDDCCYY</li>
 * <li>FormatDATETIME</li>
 * <li>FormatDDMMTIME</li>
 * <li>FormatTIMESTAMP</li>
 * <li>FormatCCYYMMDD</li>
 * <li>FormatCCYYMMDDHHMM</li>
 * <li>FormatCCYYMMDDHHMMSS</li>
 * <li>FormatDDMMCCYYTIME</li>
 * <li>FormatDATEVERBOSE</li>
 * <li>FormatDATETIMEVERBOSE</li>
 * <li>FormatHHMMSS</li>
 * <li>FormatHHMMSSMIL</li>
 * <li>FormatDB2TIMESTAMP</li>
 * <li>FormatUDBTIMESTAMP</li>
 * </ul>
 * @param format The format to return the string in.
 * @return The date in string format (as specified by the format parameter).
 public String asString(int format)
 StringBuffer str = new StringBuffer(20);
 if (format == FormatDB2TIMESTAMP || format == FormatUDBTIMESTAMP)
 str.append(Integer.toString(getYear()));
 str.append(HYPHEN);
 int month = getMonth();
 if (month < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(month));
 str.append(HYPHEN);
 int day = getDate();
 if (day < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(day));
 String dateTimeSeparator = new String();
 if (format == FormatDB2TIMESTAMP)
 dateTimeSeparator = HYPHEN;
 else if (format == FormatUDBTIMESTAMP)
 dateTimeSeparator = SPACE;
 str.append(dateTimeSeparator);
 String timeSeparator = new String();
 if (format == FormatDB2TIMESTAMP)
 timeSeparator = PERIOD;
 else if (format == FormatUDBTIMESTAMP)
 timeSeparator = COLON;
 appendTime(str, timeSeparator, true);
 str.append("000");
 else if (format == FormatDATETIME || format == FormatMMMDDTIME || format == FormatTIMESTAMP)
 str.append(getMonthNameAbbrev());
 str.append(SPACE);
 if (m_dd < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_dd));
 str.append(SPACE);
 appendTime(str, COLON, false);
 if (format == FormatDATETIME)
 str.append(SPACE);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_yyyy));
 else if (format == FormatTIMESTAMP)
 str.append(COLON);
 str.append(formattedMillis(m_mil));
 else if (format == FormatHHMMSS)
 appendTime(str, COLON, false);
 else if (format == FormatHHMMSSMIL)
 appendTime(str, COLON, true);
 else if (format == FormatCCYYMMDD || format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMM || format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMMSS)
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_yyyy));
 if (m_mm < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_mm));
 if (m_dd < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_dd));
 if (format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMMSS)
 appendTime(str, EMPTY, false);
 else if (format == FormatCCYYMMDDHHMM)
 appendHoursMinutes(str, EMPTY);
 else if (format == FormatDATEVERBOSE || format == FormatDATETIMEVERBOSE)
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_dd));
 if (m_dd > 10 && m_dd < 14)
 str.append(DayExtension[0]);
 else
 str.append(DayExtension[m_dd%10]);
 str.append(SPACE);
 str.append(getMonthName());
 str.append(SPACE);
 str.append(Integer.toString(m_yyyy));
 if (format == FormatDATETIMEVERBOSE)
 str.append(",");
 str.append(SPACE);
 appendTime(str, COLON, false);
 else
 // DDMMCCYY, MMDDCCYY, DDMMCCYYTIME
 int first;
 int second;
 if (format != FormatMMDDCCYY)
 first = getDate();
 second = getMonth();
 else
 second = getDate();
 first = getMonth();
 if (first < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(first));
 str.append(s_dateSep);
 if (second < 10)
 str.append(ZERO);
 str.append(Integer.toString(second));
 str.append(s_dateSep);
 str.append(Integer.toString(getYear()));
 if (format == FormatDDMMCCYYTIME)
 str.append(SPACE);
 appendTime(str, COLON, false);
 return str.toString();
 * Return whether this date is before the date passed in
 * @d2 The date to compare against.
 * @return Whether this date is before the date passed in.
 public boolean before(SlacDate d2)
 return (!after(d2) && !equals(d2));
 * Clone the current date.
 * @return The cloned SlacDate object
 public Object clone()
 SlacDate d = new SlacDate();
 d.m_dd = m_dd;
 d.m_mm = m_mm;
 d.m_yyyy = m_yyyy;
 d.m_hh = m_hh;
 d.m_min = m_min;
 d.m_ss = m_ss;
 d.m_mil = m_mil;
 return d;
 * Compare this date with the supplied date.
 * Hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are taken into consideration.
 * Returns:
 * -1 this date is before the supplied date.
 * 0 this date is equal to the supplied date.
 * 1 this date is after the supplied date.
 public int compareTo(Object o2)
 SlacDate d2 = (SlacDate)o2;
 if (equals(d2))
 return 0;
 if (after(d2))
 return 1;
 return -1;
 * Compare this date with the supplied date.
 * Hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are NOT taken into consideration.
 * Returns:
 * -1 this date is before the supplied date.
 * 0 this date is equal to the supplied date.
 * 1 this date is after the supplied date.
 public int compareDate(Object o2)
 SlacDate baseDate = (SlacDate)o2;
 SlacDate startBaseDate = new SlacDate(baseDate.getCalendar().getTime());
 startBaseDate.setHour(0);
 startBaseDate.setMinute(0);
 startBaseDate.setSecond(0);
 startBaseDate.setMillisecond(0);
 SlacDate endBaseDate = new SlacDate(baseDate.getCalendar().getTime());
 endBaseDate.setHour(23);
 endBaseDate.setMinute(59);
 endBaseDate.setSecond(59);
 endBaseDate.setMillisecond(999);
 int compare = 0;
 if (before(startBaseDate))
 compare = -1;
 else if (after(endBaseDate))
 compare = 1;
 return compare;
 * Compare this date with today's date.
 * Hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are NOT taken into consideration.
 * Returns:
 * -1 this date is before today.
 * 0 this date is equal to today.
 * 1 this date is after today.
 public int compareToToday()
 return compareDate(today());
 * Calculate the difference (in days) between the two dates.
 * Note the difference may be negative.
 * @param from The start date
 * @param to The to date
 * @return The difference between the dates in days.
 public static int daysBetween(SlacDate from, SlacDate to)
 int dayFrom;
 int monthFrom;
 int yrFrom;
 int dayTo;
 int monthTo;
 int yrTo;
 int mult = 1;
 if (from.after(to))
 mult=-1;
 dayFrom = to.getDate();
 monthFrom = to.getMonth();
 yrFrom = to.getYear();
 dayTo = from.getDate();
 monthTo = from.getMonth();
 yrTo = from.getYear();
 else
 dayFrom = from.getDate();
 monthFrom = from.getMonth();
 yrFrom = from.getYear();
 dayTo = to.getDate();
 monthTo = to.getMonth();
 yrTo = to.getYear();
 int cnt=0;
 try
 if (yrFrom != yrTo)
 // Different Years.
 for (int i=yrFrom+1; i<yrTo; i++)
 cnt += SlacDate.daysInYear(i);
 for (int i=monthFrom+1; i<13; i++)
 cnt+=daysInMonth(i, yrFrom);
 for (int i=1; i<monthTo; i++)
 cnt+=daysInMonth(i, yrTo);
 cnt += (daysInMonth(monthFrom, yrFrom)-dayFrom);
 cnt += dayTo;
 else
 if (monthFrom != monthTo)
 // Same Year but different months.
 for (int i=monthFrom+1; i<monthTo; i++)
 cnt+=daysInMonth(i, yrFrom);
 cnt += (daysInMonth(monthFrom, yrFrom)-dayFrom);
 cnt += dayTo;
 else
 // Same Year and month.
 cnt += (dayTo-dayFrom);
 catch (InvalidDateException ide)
 // This should never happen
 return cnt * mult;
 * Calculate the number of days from the specified date.
 * Note the difference may be negative.
 * @param date The date to calculate from
 * @return The diference between the two dates in days (may be negative).
 public int daysFrom(SlacDate date)
 return daysBetween(date, this);
 * Calculates the number of days in a given month in a given year
 * copes with century dates!
 * @param month The month to determine the day count
 * @param year The year the month is in (only relevant for February).
 * @exception InvalidDateException Invalid parameters passed in. Ie the month was >= 12
 * or the month was < 0.
 public static int daysInMonth(int month, int year) throws InvalidDateException
 if (month > 12 || month <= 0)
 throw new InvalidDateException("Invalid month specified to SlacDate.daysInMonth(): " + month);
 // month-1, because DaysInMonth array is 0-based.
 return (month == FEBRUARY && isLeapYear(year)) ? 29 : DaysInMonth[month-1];
 * Calculates the number of days in a given year.
 * @param year The year the month is in (only relevant for February).
 public static int daysInYear(int year)
 return (isLeapYear(year)) ? 365 : 364;
 * Calculate the number of days to the specified date.
 * Note the difference may be negative.
 * @param date The date to calculate to
 * @return The diference between the two dates in days (may be negative).
 public int daysTo(SlacDate date)
 return daysBetween(this, date);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of years, months and days.
 * @param years The number of years to increment by
 * @param months The number of months to increment by
 * @param days The number of days to increment by
 public void decrement(int years, int months, int days)
 decrementYears(years);
 decrementMonths(months);
 decrementDays(days);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of days.
 * @param days The number of days to decrement by
 public void decrementDays(int days)
 incrementDays(days * -1);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of hours.
 * @param hours The number of hours to decrement by
 public void decrementHours(int hours)
 incrementHours(hours * -1);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of milliseconds.
 * @param seconds The number of seconds to decrement by
 public void decrementMilliseconds(int milliseconds)
 incrementMilliseconds(milliseconds * -1);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of minutes.
 * @param minutes The number of minutes to decrement by
 public void decrementMinutes(int minutes)
 incrementMinutes(minutes * -1);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of months.
 * @param years The number of months to decrement by
 public void decrementMonths(int months)
 incrementMonths(months * -1);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of seconds.
 * @param seconds The number of seconds to decrement by
 public void decrementSeconds(int seconds)
 incrementSeconds(seconds * -1);
 * Decrement the date by the specified number of years.
 * @param years The number of years to decrement by
 public void decrementYears(int years)
 incrementYears(years * -1);
 * Calculate the difference between two dates to the nearest second as a String.
 * @param from The start date
 * @param to The end date
 public static String differenceBetween(SlacDate from, SlacDate to)
 SlacDate f, t;
 if (from.after(to))
 t = from;
 f = to;
 else
 t = to;
 f = from;
 int secs = 0;
 int mins = 0;
 int hours = 0;
 int days = 0;
 int months = 0;
 int years = 0;
 secs = t.getSecond() - f.getSecond();
 mins = t.getMinute() - f.getMinute();
 hours = t.getHour() - f.getHour();
 days = t.getDate() - f.getDate();
 months = t.getMonth() - f.getMonth();
 years = t.getYear() - f.getYear();
 if (secs < 0)
 secs += 60;
 mins--;
 if (mins < 0)
 mins += 60;
 hours--;
 if (hours < 0)
 hours += 24;
 days--;
 if (days < 0)
 try
 days += daysInMonth(f.getMonth(), f.getYear());
 catch (InvalidDateException ide)
 days += 30;
 months--;
 if (months < 0)
 months += 12;
 years--;
 StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
 sb.append(years).append(s_dateSep);
 sb.append(months).append(s_dateSep);
 sb.append(days).append(SPACE);
 sb.append(hours).append(COLON);
 sb.append(mins).append(COLON);
 sb.append(secs);
 return sb.toString();
 * Calculate the difference between the date passed in and this date.
 * Note that if the date passed in is in the future the difference will be
 * negative.
 * @param from The date from which to return the difference
 * @return The difference from the date passed in in String format
 public String differenceFrom(SlacDate from)
 return differenceBetween(from, this);
 * Calculate the difference between this date and the one passed in.
 * Note that if the date passed in is in the past the difference will be
 * negative.
 * @param to The date to which to return the difference
 * @return The difference to the date passed in in String format
 public String differenceTo(SlacDate to)
 return differenceBetween(this, to);
 * Return whether the two dates are the same. This will check right down to the second.
 * @param d2 The date to compare against
 * @return Whether the dates are the same.
 public boolean equals(SlacDate d2)
 return ((m_yyyy == d2.m_yyyy) &&
 (m_mm == d2.m_mm) &&
 (m_dd == d2.m_dd) &&
 (m_hh == d2.m_hh) &&
 (m_min == d2.m_min) &&
 (m_ss == d2.m_ss) &&
 (m_mil == d2.m_mil));
 public String format(DateFormat df)
 Calendar cal = getCalendar();
 return df.format(cal.getTime());
 private final String formattedMillis(int millis)
 String rString = null;
 if (millis < 10)
 rString = "00" + millis;
 else if (millis < 100)
 rString = ZERO + millis;
 else
 rString = EMPTY + millis;
 return rString;
 public Calendar getCalendar()
 Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
 cal.set(m_yyyy, m_mm-1, m_dd, m_hh, m_min, m_ss);
 cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, m_mil);
 return cal;
 * Return the Date/Time in CCYYMMDD format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 19990225
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in CCYYMMDD format.
 public String getCCYYMMDD()
 return asString(FormatCCYYMMDD);
 * Return the Date/Time in CCYYMMDDHHMM format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 199902251423
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in CCYYMMDDHHMM format.
 public String getCCYYMMDDHHMM()
 return asString(FormatCCYYMMDDHHMM);
 * Return the Date/Time in CCYYMMDDHHMMSS format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 19990225142356
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in CCYYMMDDHHMMSS format.
 public String getCCYYMMDDHHMMSS()
 return asString(FormatCCYYMMDDHHMMSS);
 public int getDate() { return m_dd; }
 * Return the date in DATETIME format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * Feb 25 14:21:09 1999
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in DATETIME format.
 public String getDATETIME()
 return asString(FormatDATETIME);
 * Return the Date/Time in DATETIMEVERBOSE format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 25th February 1999, 14:21:09
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in DATETIMEVERBOSE format.
 public String getDATETIMEVERBOSE()
 return asString(FormatDATETIMEVERBOSE);
 * Return the Date/Time in DATEVERBOSE format.
 * An example date in this format is:
 * <pre>
 * 25th February 1999
 * </pre>
 * @return The Date as a string in DATEVERBOSE format.
 public String getDATEVERBOSE()
 return asString(FormatDATEVERBOSE);
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2. Populate the EMPLOYEES.DEPARTMENT_NAME field. Department name is retrieved using a function in a PL/SQL package that takes the department_id as a parameter.
3. Assign a NULL value to EMPLOYEES.DEPARTMENT_NAME if the provided DEPARTMENT_ID is NULL.
I don't have the option of changing the table structure.
I have an entity object for the EMPLOYEES records. To accomplish #1 I added a method validator on the DEPARTMENT_ID attribute to call the appropriate PL/SQL function using JDBC. My question is - where should #2 and #3 happen?
- In the same method validator on the attribute for DEPARTMENT_ID?
- In the setter for the DEPARTMENT_ID after the call to setAttributeInternal?
- Somewhere else?
Thanks for reading my question
-- Scott
Message was edited by:
scott.turnquist

Thanks Frank.
Here is what I came up with (in case anyone else has a similar question) - it works well so far.
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