[IDV #XPV-993588]: Invalid Date String on XGRF Files

> Forgot to attach a sample file. Here it is.
> 
> On Sat, Jun 16, 2018 at 6:42 PM, Cody Ervin <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >      I've been trying to import lines, polygons, for tornado track data
> > into into IDV. I've added in lat/lon points and times into the .xgrf
> > drawing files and then have been importing them into IDV. I've been trying
> > to make the drawings appear at specific times. For some reason, the times
> > do not work. When I import, I get "invalid date string: 05/25/12 00:00
> > UTC". My program date time default is set to MM/dd/yy HH:mm Z.
> >
> > Here is some of the code in the .xgrf file:
> >
> >   <polygon color="255,0,0" coordtype="LATLON" filled="false"
> > fulllatlon="false" linewidth="1.0" name="Glyph 1" pickable="true"
> > points="41.8596,262.6398,41.8744,262.6398" smooth="false" times="05/25/12
> > 00:00 UTC" zposition="-0.995"/>
> >
Hi Cody,

The answer is no, you have to use the pattern:

yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss

It is possible to make it work in the future, but we need to figure out how to 
input the pattern or time format string.

Yuan

> >
> > I was wondering if there was a way around this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Cody
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XPV-993588
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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