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Data Type Conversion Rules for ABL Calls to OpenEdge SOAP Web Services : DATETIME-TZ
 

DATETIME-TZ

The following table describes the supported castings in each ABL parameter mode (INPUT and OUTPUT) between the ABL DATETIME-TZ type and XML Schema.
Table 65. ABL data type cast—DATETIME-TZ
For this XML Schema type . . .
In this ABL parameter mode . . .
OpenEdge . . .
string normalizedString
INPUT
Serializes the ABL parameter into the SOAP request message according to the XML Schema serialization rules.
OUTPUT
De-serializes the string value from the SOAP response message into the ABL parameter according to the XML Schema serialization rules as if the ABL DATETIME-TZ( ) function was called on the string.
dateTime
INPUT
Serializes the ABL parameter into the SOAP request message according to the XML Schema serialization rules including the time zone.
OUTPUT
De-serializes the XML Schema value from the SOAP response message into the ABL parameter according to the XML Schema serialization rules.
date
INPUT
Serializes the ABL parameter into the SOAP request message according to the XML Schema serialization rules. The time part of the DATETIME-TZ value is lost, but the time zone part of the DATETIME-TZ value is retained.
OUTPUT
De-serializes the XML Schema value from the SOAP response message into the ABL parameter according to the XML Schema serialization rules. The ABL DATETIME-TZ value has the time set to 12:00 midnight.