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Should database be used for date formatting


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Old January 7th, 2013, 10:45 AM
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Should database be used for date formatting
Most will say that the database should not be used to format data, and instead format presentation should be left to the view/application.

Does this concept also apply to formatting dates?

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It applies especially to dates. The end user should be able to view dates in the way that makes most sense to them. For me that's 'd-m-y'. For Americans it's 'm-d-y'.
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It applies especially to dates. The end user should be able to view dates in the way that makes most sense to them. For me that's 'd-m-y'. For Americans it's 'm-d-y'.
Thanks caelatte. Thought so, but I've been queries like DATE_FORMAT(myDateColumn,"%m/%d/%Y") for so long, I didn't trust my judgement.
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