Android Question Parse.com date type column

[brelto85]

I'm trying to implement a Parse back-end integration with my app
in a data browser of Parse dashboard, i've add a class that have a column with date type

if i save the data into class with parse library i get an error

this is my code

...
po.Put("startedAt", DateTime.Date("02/03/2014"))
...

the Parse error is "com.parse.ParseException: invalid type for key startedAt, expected date, but got string"

In B4A not exists the date type?

 

[NJDude]

It should be:

DateTime.Date(DateTime.Now)

 

[brelto85]

no, DateTime.Date(DateTime.Now) return a string and generates the error already described

 

[eps]

This :

DateParse (Date As String) As Long
Parses the given date string and returns its ticks representation.
An exception will be thrown if parsing fails.
Example:
Dim SomeTime As Long
SomeTime = DateTime.DateParse("02/23/2007")

From here : http://www.b4x.com/android/help/core.html#datetime_dateparse

 

[brelto85]

already tried
in this case the error is "com.parse.ParseException: invalid type for key startedAt, expected date, but got long"
probably i'll have to change the type in Parse

 

[eps]

Sorry, my mistake - there is no 'date' type in B4A. It's usually represented as a String or Ticks (which are long).

Are you able to change the service you supply the date to? to accept a string or ticks and then convert?

 

[brelto85]

with number type's column in Parse class and DateTime.Now in B4A it works but the value of date column saved is "1396190338537" (for 30/03/2014..)
how to save the date type using B4A? B4A accepts the date type?