Using dates in property controls

Using dates in property controls

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Article ID: KB0080578

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Description

Trying to use a property control to select a date for visualization  When using the standard format ${DatePropControl} the result is a large number instead of the desired data.

 

Issue/Introduction

Using dates in property controls

Environment

Product: TIBCO Spotfire Analyst/Desktop Version: All supported versions OS: All supported operating systems --------------------

Resolution

To use a date in a property control you must cast the property control as a date and surround it in quotation marks.  The proper format is:

Date("${DatePropControl}").