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FormatTimestamp ( _ts ; _f )

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Thomas Seidler, The Good Book Company
http://harmlesswise.com/it

PHP standards 4 timestamp, date and time formatting

Sample Input:

FormatTimestamp(Get(CurrentDate); "Y-d.m")

FormatTimestamp(Get(CurrentTime); "g:ia")

FormatTimestamp(Get(CurrentTimestamp); "RFC822")

FormatTimestamp(Get(CurrentTimestamp); "d.m.y - H:i:s")

Sample Output:

2009-6.5

4:44pm

Wed, 06 May 09 16:44:47

06.05.09 - 16:44:47

/* wanted a standards based function for this - based on http://uk3.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php _ts - timestamp _f - format string recursive to go thru each character */ Let ( [ // substitution for constant expressions - i.e. submit RFC822 and away-ish you go - u still need to add timezone stuff to end afterwards... _f = Substitute (_f ; ["RFC822" ; "D, d M y H:i:s"]; ["RSS"; "D, d M Y H:i:s"]); _c = Left(_f;1) ; _lf = Length(_f); _f = Right(_f; _lf-1); _result = Case ( // DAY Exact(_c; "d" ) ; Right ( "0" & Day( _ts ) ; 2 ) ; Exact(_c; "D") ; Left( DayName( _ts ) ; 3 ) ; Exact(_c; "j" ); Day ( _ts ) ; Exact(_c; "l") ; DayName ( _ts ) ; Exact(_c; "N") ; Mod ( DayOfWeek ( _ts ) -2 ; 7 )+1 ; Exact(_c; "S" ); /* number_Ordinal_Suffix ( Day ( _ts) ) */ "" ; Exact(_c; "w" ); DayOfWeek ( _ts ) - 1 ; Exact(_c; "z") ; DayOfYear ( _ts ) ; // WEEK Exact(_c; "W") ; WeekOfYearFiscal ( _ts ; 2 ) ; // MONTH Exact(_c; "F" ); MonthName ( _ts ) ; Exact(_c; "m") ; Right ( "0" & Month ( _ts ) ; 2) ; Exact(_c; "M") ; Left ( MonthName ( _ts ) ; 3 ) ; Exact(_c; "n") ; Month ( _ts ) ; Exact(_c; "t"); Day ( Date ( Month(_ts)+1 ; -1 ; Year(_ts) ) ) ; // YEAR // leap year calc nicked from http://www.mitre.org/tech/cots/LEAPCALC.html Exact(_c; "L") ; Let ( _y = Year(_ts); Case ( Mod ( _y ; 4 ) ≠ 0 ; 0 ; Mod(_y;400)=0; 1; Mod(_y;100)=0; 0; 1) ) ; Exact(_c; "o"); If ( WeekOfYearFiscal ( _ts ; 2 ) > 51 and Day(_ts)<7 ; Year(_ts)-1 ; Year(_ts) ) ; Exact(_c; "Y") ; Year(_ts); Exact(_c; "y"); Right(Year(_ts); 2); // TIME Exact(_c; "a"); If(Hour(_ts)>=12; "pm"; "am") ; Exact(_c; "A"); If(Hour(_ts)>=12; "PM"; "AM") ; Exact(_c; "g"); Mod( Hour(_ts)-1;12)+1; Exact(_c; "G"); Hour(_ts); Exact(_c; "h"); Right( "0" & Mod(Hour(_ts)-1;12)+1; 2); Exact(_c; "H"); Right ("0" & Hour(_ts); 2); Exact(_c; "i"); Right("0" & Minute(_ts); 2); Exact(_c; "s"); Right("0" & Seconds(_ts); 2); _c ) // end of case ] ; _result & If(_lf>1; FormatTimestamp (_ts; _f) ) )
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Description:

I looked at http://www.briandunning.com/cf/893, but wanted something to be using Timestamps, so either date or time i pass, it can format nicely... i think this is a nice generic function, and cos it uses Exact, u can add to it without worrying about substitution order etc...

To learn format options go to: http://uk3.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

Timezone stuff don't work. If you wish to go the extra mile and get that working go for it and email me at tom "@t" seidler [dot] co_uk and i'll update this...

I've commented out the ordinal suffix option, cos it depends on another custom function, but kind of useful (http://www.briandunning.com/cf/118).

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

Discuss:

apologies to any who've used this so far, a few bugs, you know how it is with Mod(x - 1; divisor)+1 etc - i left em out in some places... notably the g and h, just corrected...

get in touch if u find any bugs...

Thomas Seidler, London, UK
May 06, 2009 7:30pm

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