Re: date format problem...

hi kurt, use the field number instead of the fildname 40. $time = date (%a %M %d, %h:%i %p, $row[2]); // 2 or whatever it is in your select statement _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/ viva technologies _/ gstrein andreas "Always listen to the experts; they'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it." - Robert A. Heinlein hey all.... i'm trying to format a date that i pull out of a mysql database.....heres the code at line 40 39. $dept = $row["dept"]; 40. $time = date (%a %M %d, %h:%i %p, $row["time"]); 41. $body = $row["body"]; and heres the error that i get when i call the page.. Parse error: parse error, expecting `')'' in /www/juneandstorm/index.php3 on line 40 everything looks ok as far as syntax goes.......so where am i going wrong... ~kurth Kurth Bemis - Senior Linux Network/Systems Administrator, USAExpress.net kurth@usaexpress.net http://www.usaexpress.net/kurth ICQ - 6624050 Call Sign - N1TYW PGP key available - http://www.usaexpress.net/kurth/pgp Fight Weak Encryption! Donate your wasted CPU cycles to Distributed.net (http://www.distributed.net) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net