[RESOLVED] Can't edit or create new tax

[[n]atalie]

I accidentally posted this originally in the VM1 part of the forum so I'm reposting.

I'm running VM 1.98J on a new Joomla 1.7 site and I can't add a new tax or edit the taxes that are currently listed.
When I am on the "Tax & Calculation Rule" page and I click the +New button I get the following error:

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500 - An error has occurred.
DateTime::__construct() [datetime.--construct]: Failed to parse time string (24/10/11) at position 0 (2): Unexpected character
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The same applies if I try to edit one of the taxes from the demo content. There's a screen shot attached.

It's really getting to be an urgent problem and I have no idea what to do with it. My client wants this shop up soon.

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[Milbo]

Hmm please give more information, which js is loaded, only jQuery? or also mootools. You can see that looking on the html of the page.

I just created a tax rule some days ago, so we must search in your environment. php version, mysql version, loaded js and so on.

[[n]atalie]

jQuery and mootools are both loaded
PHP Version 5.2.17
MySQL version 5.1.56

If there's anything else that might help, I'll try to find it right away. Thank you!

[[n]atalie]

Update: I upgraded to 1.98k and also tried disabling Mootools, but same thing.

[Milbo]

Same problem with the K version, hmmm.

[jjk]

Are you eventually using Joomla 1.7.0? There was a Joomla bug fix in the date format in J1.7.1
Perhaps one of these two post provides a hint how to get rid of that error message:
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=91590.msg300810#msg300810
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=92143.msg302963#msg302963

[[n]atalie]

Thank you!
It was that I had changed date format from %m/%d/%y to %d/%m/%y in the Configuration. I just put it back to the way it was. It's not of any significant importance. Thank you for directing me to the other posts.

[jjk]

Concerning that date format I just remembered this topic:
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=90958.msg298664#msg298664 

[iDanny]

I'm running the latest VM 2 and Joomla 2.51.

I get this error too. I also get it when trying to edit a currency ?

I can't see where to set the date format ?

Any thoughts ?

Thanks,
Danny

[[n]atalie]

Components --> VirtueMart --> (Now you're in VM Control Panel) --> Configuration (Picture of a wrench) --> (Now you're in Shop Settings) -->

Make sure "Shop date format" is set to %m/%d/%y

Hopefully that works for you too.

[iDanny]

I'm wondering if something worse is wrong ? I don't see this setting at all in this given path (see attached image)



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[[n]atalie]

When you try to create a new tax on the "Tax & Calculation Rule" page what is the exact error message that you get?

[iDanny]

Hi,

I get a page with the Virtuemart menu without CSS (just like the image in the first post of this thread)

Danny

[[n]atalie]

At the bottom of the page I originally posted it says:

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500 - An error has occurred.
DateTime::__construct() [datetime.--construct]: Failed to parse time string (24/10/11) at position 0 (2): Unexpected character
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Please copy and past your error message because, from what you're saying, I think it's probably different than what mine was. You may have to scroll down past all the unformatted menu items to find it.

[iDanny]

ok after some more research in the forum, i found that this was a 2.5 compatability issue which has been resolved in recent VM2 branches (2.01 and 2.02)
http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/files