Re: String to Date and Date to String Functions?

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:38:03 -0600, Jay Blanchard <jay.blanchard@niicommunications.com> wrote: > [snip] > > String to Date Function > ---------------------------- > return date stringToDate( str Date, str Format ) > e.g. $todayDt = stringToDate( '01/01/2003','DD/MM/YYYY' ); > > Date to String Function > ---------------------------- > return str dateToString( date Date, str Format ) > e.g. $todayStr = dateToString ( $todayDt,'DD/MM/YYYY' ); > > Anyone know of any functions that do this or have pointers as to how > it can be done. > [/snip] > > You've looked at http://www.php.net/date ? > Yes. It douse the dateToString bit but how do I do the reverse. I can use it to convert a timestamp to a string but how do I convert a string to a timestamp. I must say i've used a few languages in my time and the PHP data/time functions are a mess. Generaly when you find a function to do something to a data item there is an obvious way of reversing this (i.e. it has a simeler name). This douse not seem to be the case with PHP;( Ben -- Ben Edwards - Poole, UK, England WARNING:This email contained partisan views - dont ever accuse me of using the veneer of objectivity If you have a problem emailing me use http://www.gurtlush.org.uk/profiles.php?uid=4 (email address this email is sent from may be defunct)