converting a string data to a float value for access database

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 2008-11-25 22:37, tedpottel at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to copy a sql database to a access database using python.
> I can copy all the fields, but the date.  I can store a float value in
> access data object, ie http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/JET_Database/Data_types#Dates_and_times
> 
> So access uses a float for a date, and mysql databse uses text, I got
> the following as the output 2008-11-25 09:59:39.
> How can I convert the string 2008-11-25 09:59:39 from mysql to a float
> for access??????

Use mxDateTime:

>>> from mx.DateTime import *
>>> DateTimeFrom('2008-11-25 09:59:39').COMDate()
39777.41642361111

See http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/mxDateTime/

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