DATETIME in RES file

On 06/05/2013 at 12:52, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I'm using the DATETIME GUI within a res file and it shows ok.
However, is there a standard way to get/set the DATETIME GUI, like self.SetDateTime / self.GetDateTime?

At this moment I use the following code to init and read the DATETIME GUI.
I have the feeling it is not the optimal / best way?

RES file:
		DATETIME SOLAR_DATE_TIME {NOW_BUTTON;}
  
INIT:
  
    def Init(self, node) :
        tag = node
        data = tag.GetDataInstance()
  
        dtr = data[SOLAR_DATE_TIME]
        td=datetime.strptime('01.01.2010 00:00:00',"%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S")
        
        dtd=DateTimeData()
        dtd.SetDateTime(td)
        data.SetData(SOLAR_DATE_TIME,dtd)
        return True
  
GETTING THE INPUT:
  
    def Execute(self, tag, doc, op, bt, priority, flags) :
        
        data = tag.GetDataInstance()                    #get GUI data
        dtr = data[SOLAR_DATE_TIME]
        datetime = dtr.GetDateTime ()
        print datetime
        .....

Note: It is a TagPlugin
Note: I had to add "import time", else strptime gave me an error.

On 06/05/2013 at 13:18, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hi pgroof,

why do you think this is not optimal? I don't see much space for improvements.

Best,
-Niklas

On 06/05/2013 at 13:47, xxxxxxxx wrote:

you have to import time, as the DateTime description element is just a front end for
the time module. it is an second/epoche based format originated in c. there is also the
DateTime module in python (not to confuse with the DateTime description element)
which offers a more object oriented approach on time and date management.

the time module has some drawbacks, but what i really liked about it is, as it is seconds 
based, you can simply do time0 - time1. you can convert between time and datetime and 
there are also more methods than just strptime() in the time module.

http://docs.python.org/2/library/time.html
http://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#module-datetime

On 06/05/2013 at 13:52, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Am I missing something obvious? Why would you need to import the time module? You are not
referencing the time module from anywhere in the code you have posted.

On 06/05/2013 at 14:04, xxxxxxxx wrote:

he is , but I did mix up datetime and time, following the ops mixup he is using datetime.

td=datetime.strptime('01.01.2010 00:00:00',"%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S")

On 06/05/2013 at 14:08, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Ah, I really wondered why everyone was talking about the "time" module..
But then he had to write "from datetime import datetime".

On 06/05/2013 at 14:12, xxxxxxxx wrote:

well their methods output is the same both return time.somethingblah_structs. hard to spot

On 06/05/2013 at 23:12, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

Hi pgroof,

why do you think this is not optimal? I don't see much space for improvements.

Best,
-Niklas

It seems a lot of code. I was hoping there was something as the Link Gui.
E.g. self.linkCityObject = self.AddCustomGui(MY_CITYLINKBOX, c4d.CUSTOMGUI_LINKBOX, "", c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT|c4d.BFV_SCALEFIT, 0, 0)

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

Ah, I really wondered why everyone was talking about the "time" module..
But then he had to write "from datetime import datetime".

Yes, you are correct. Using "from datetime import datetime" is enough, no need for time.

Thanks for all the comments.
Regards, Pim