[Zope] keeping original dates of objects when importing zexp ?

[Allen]

What about when just using copy and paste? The dates all change to current
when using copy and paste. Any way to change that?
-Allen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens Vagelpohl" <jens@zope.com>
To: "Gilles Lenfant" <gilles@objectis.net>
Cc: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Zope] keeping original dates of objects when importing zexp ?


> any "retain existing date" just cannot work if the date is using
> bobobase_modification_time. that's because bobobase_modification_time
> has nothing to do with the application itself, it is a ZODB
> database-level value that cannot be "set" from any application. only
> the database itself can manipulate it.
>
> jens
>
>
> On Friday, July 19, 2002, at 08:02 , Gilles Lenfant wrote:
>
> > Thanks Casey.
> >
> > In my case, I transered some ZWiki from an old server to a new one.
> > Zwiki pages display their dates based on their
> > bobobase_modification_time :((
> > I added to the Zwiki a custom view based on the most recent Zwiki
> > pages. This view is now screwed.
> >
> > When CMF object keep the dates in the meta data.
> >
> > Of course a "retain existing object dates" would be fair in the
> > import form (like for the ownership).
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > --Gilles
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Casey Duncan" <casey@zope.com>
> > To: "Gilles Lenfant" <gilles@objectis.net>; <zope@zope.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Zope] keeping original dates of objects when importing
> > zexp ?
> >
> >
> > The answer is that you should not rely on bobobase_mod_time as the
> > application
> > modification date of your objects. You have uncovered a good reason
> > why. Your
> > application should instead store and update the mod date on its own,
> > like the
> > CMF does.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >
> >
> >
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