Chart Dates Format Problem

Question

My data set has monthly records with the date defined as a
character with format '2007-02'. These values display correctly in
graphs in my ColdFusion MX application when my local computer is
acting as the host. However, when I move my application to our
external host, the dates change to format {ts '2007-02-01
00:00:00'}. This change makes the graph hard to read. I'm at a loss
as to where I should be looking to fix this problem. Can anyone
help?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,
In the chart query, choose Advanced Query Mode.
<!--- Set the locale of the hosting server --->
<cfset locale = SetLocale("English (UK)")>
<!--- Query to get the required data --->
<cfquery name="qData" datasource="yourDSN">
select theDateField, theValueField
from tblName
order by theDateField
</cfquery>
<!--- Create a query object containing the date field you
want to display e.g. --->
<cfset myQry = QueryNew("mydate,
myvalue","varchar,decimal")>
<!--- Loop through your recordset --->
<cfloop query="qData">
<!--- Populate myQry --->
<cfset numrow = QueryAddRow(myQry,1)>
<cfset tmp =
QuerySetCell(myQry,"mydate",lsdateformat(qData.theDateField,"yyyy-mm"))>
<cfset tmp =
QuerySetCell(myQry,"myvalue",qData.theValueField)>
</cfloop>
Then, in your Label Column, choose mydate, and in your Value
Column, choose myvalue.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Yogesh