Re: Printing selected characters (strcnt?)

Try this: // takes the 1st character from $last_name and adds // datetime in format of DDMMYYhhmm $rma = substr( $last_name, 0, 1) . date("dmyHi); See: aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/PHP/function.substr.html uk2.php.net/date Vincent Jordan wrote:

I am trying to figure out how to select the first letter of from the form field print it then append by datetime. Here is an example: <snip> $first_name = $_POST['first_name']; $last_name = $_POST['last_name']; $name = $first_name . ' ' . $last_name $rma = ?strcnt($last_name), 1 . Datetime(?) // takes the 1st character from $last_name and adds datetime in format of 715041200 </snip> Thanks any help appreciated Vincent Jordan Technical Support Smart Parts, Inc. Loyalhanna Business Complex 100 Station Street Loyalhanna, PA 15661 800-992-2147 X 5617

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