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Too many pattern letters: m

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Example:

<cfscript> x = DateFormat(now(), "dd-mmm-yy" ); // works writedump( x ) x = LSDateFormat(now(), "dd-mmm-yy" ); // errors writedump( x ) </cfscript>

https://trycf.com/gist/2db034be16534705edd4f8ed68d822a6/acf2023?theme=monokai

Expected output:

10-Feb-25 10-Feb-25

Actual

10-Feb-25

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Too many pattern letters: m

Note that DateFormat(now(), "dd-mmm-yy" ); works it’s the LSDateFormat(now(), "dd-mmm-yy" ); that returns Too many pattern letters: m

LSDateFormat is only for bx-compat-cfml

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John WhishFebruary 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM

Magic thanks. I probably did a bad job of explaining the issue in the first case.

Jon ClausenFebruary 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Ah! OK. I missed the LS part. I have pushed up a fix to the compat module and this is now resolved. A few of those methods weren’t being included in the mask replacements.

John WhishFebruary 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Edited

Yes running bx-compat-cfml

Just torn it all down and started from clean but still get it running our testSuite.

Ortus BoxLang Version: 1.0.0-snapshot+2928 (Built On: 2025-02-13 22:58:53)

bx-compat-cfml 1.19.0-snapshot which I assume is the latest?

Installing package [forgebox:bx-compat-cfml@be] | | Verifying package 'bx-compat-cfml' in forgebox, please w | | ait.. | | Installing version [1.19.0-snapshot].

Example of the error I see in Testbox

332: newDates, 333: { 334: "date" : lsDateFormat( thisDate, "dd-mmm-yy" ), 335: "completed" : 0, 336: "initiated" : 0, java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Too many pattern letters: m at java.base/java.time.format.DateTimeFormatterBuilder.parseField(DateTimeFormatterBuilder.java:2155) at java.base/java.time.format.DateTimeFormatterBuilder.parsePattern(DateTimeFormatterBuilder.java:1939) at java.base/java.time.format.DateTimeFormatterBuilder.appendPattern(DateTimeFormatterBuilder.java:1907) at java.base/java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(DateTimeFormatter.java:569) at ortus.boxlang.runtime.types.DateTime.getDateTimeFormatter(DateTime.java:481) at ortus.boxlang.runtime.types.DateTime.format(DateTime.java:639) at ortus.boxlang.runtime.bifs.global.temporal.DateTimeFormat._invoke(DateTimeFormat.java:128) at compat-cfml//ortus.boxlang.modules.compat.bifs.temporal.LSDateTimeFormat._invoke(LSDateTimeFormat.java:68) at ortus.boxlang.runtime.bifs.BIF.invoke(BIF.java:113) at ortus.boxlang.runtime.bifs.BIFDescriptor.invoke(BIFDescriptor.java:210) at ortus.boxlang.runtime.context.FunctionBoxCont

Note that DateFormat(now(), "dd-mmm-yy" ); works it’s the LSDateFormat(now(), "dd-mmm-yy" ); that returns Too many pattern letters: m

Jon ClausenFebruary 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM

Can you take a look at whether the compat module was installed and up to date? I’m unable to replicate this issue at all. The only time I can replicate this error is if the compat module is not installed.

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Created February 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Updated February 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Resolved February 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM

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