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kmadminkmadmin 

Minimum date value possible via API

What is the minimum date/time value possible for setting via the API? for example in .NET you can have DateTime.MinValue which gives 1/1/0001. However, the API doesn't accept this as a valid date.

 

I have opportunity records without close dates in some. I just want to be able to put some date for them so that they won't show up in any report.

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SuperfellSuperfell

See 

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/pages/index_Left.htm#StartTopic=Content/sforce_api_calls_soql_select_dateformats.htm


"Only dates within a certain range are valid. The earliest valid date is 1700-01-01T00:00:00Z GMT, or just after midnight on January 1, 1700. The latest valid date is 4000-12-31T00:00:00Z GMT, or just after midnight on December 31, 4000."

 

 

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SuperfellSuperfell

See 

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/pages/index_Left.htm#StartTopic=Content/sforce_api_calls_soql_select_dateformats.htm


"Only dates within a certain range are valid. The earliest valid date is 1700-01-01T00:00:00Z GMT, or just after midnight on January 1, 1700. The latest valid date is 4000-12-31T00:00:00Z GMT, or just after midnight on December 31, 4000."

 

 

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SuperfellSuperfell

Hmmm, the links to the docs seem broken, but this is from the date formats page in the API docs.
Mark SFMark SF

As Simon said, there is currently a problem with some doc links. Here is the correct URL for future reference:

 

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/api/index_Left.htm#StartTopic=Content/sforce_api_calls_soql_select_dateformats.htm