Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Web Services

DATETIME-TZ

Table D–4 describes the supported castings in each 4GL parameter mode (INPUT and OUTPUT) between the 4GL DATETIME-TZ type and XML Schema.

Table D–4: 4GL data type cast—DATETIME-TZ 

For this XML Schema type...	In this 4GL parameter mode...	OpenEdge...
string normalizedString	INPUT	Serializes the 4GL 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 4GL parameter according to the XML Schema serialization rules as if the 4GL DATETIME-TZ( ) function was called on the string.
dateTime	INPUT	Serializes the 4GL 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 4GL parameter according to the XML Schema serialization rules.
date	INPUT	Serializes the 4GL 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 4GL parameter according to the XML Schema serialization rules. The 4GL DATETIME-TZ value has the time set to 12:00 midnight.