[wp-testers] Wrong date when importing from Movable Type 3.2..

Naudirz naudirz at gmail.com
Mon Jan 2 23:25:36 GMT 2006


If I edit the exported file and remove the "FM and EM" time stamp i get it
to import as it should

BUT i still dont get the comments, the import status says "1 comment" etc.
imported and the comment is in the mysql database BUT it doesn´t show up in
wordpress.

strange..

RGDS Phiberz

2006/1/2, Naudirz <naudirz at gmail.com>:
>
> More:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
>    - %x
>
>    The language-aware standard date representation. For most languages,
>    this is just the same as *%B %d, %Y*. Example: September 06, 2002.
>    - %X
>
>    The language-aware time representation. For most languages, this is
>    just the same as *%I:%M %p*. Example: 04:31 PM.
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> /Phiberz
>
>
>
> 2006/1/2, Naudirz < naudirz at gmail.com>:
> >
> > Okay, i´ve checked it out abit more to:
> >
> > <$MTEntryDate format="%X"$> think the error are here, FM and EM after my
> > date stamp are like AM and PM in USA i live in Sweden
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >    - %X
> >
> >    The language-aware time representation. For most languages, this
> >    is just the same as *%I:%M %p*. Example: 04:31 PM.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/3.2/c_date_formats/
> >
> > " the language attribute can be used to override the weblog's preferred
> > language setting in weekday names, month names, and AM/PM codes"
> >
> >
> >
> > BUT can this be fixed in the Wordpress import function, can´t wordpress
> > just ignore the AM PM stamp or in my case FM and EM??
> >
> > //Phiberz
> >
> >
> >
> > 2006/1/2, Aaron Brazell <aaron at technosailor.com>:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > The date in the exported files is correct ex. "DATE: 03/22/2005
> > > 05:03:42
> > > > > FM"
> > > >
> > > > Forgive me, but what timezone is FM? I don't see it listed here
> > > > http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/ and I'm
> > > sure
> > > > the importer is throwing up because of line 262 of the importer...
> > > >
> > > > $post_modified = strtotime($value);
> > > >
> > > > If strtotime() can't find the timezone it doesn't know how to
> > > interpret
> > > > that date string... And if MT is using their own definitions of
> > > timezones,
> > > > then 1) they are being tremendously unhelpful and 2) we should know
> > > what
> > > > those definitions are...
> > >
> > > Now I'm confused. I did a little more research on the MT export format
> > > and an example is provided here (
> > > http://lemonodor.com/archives/000730.html).
> > >
> > > Which begs the question, is that FM a typo on your part or did MT
> > > really export an FM? It should be AM or PM...
> > >
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