Re: formatting dates from a field ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12388
interpreted = N
texte = >I have a date in the 'newsdate' field in my database. The value is >'07/10/1997', and I'd like to format it to display as 'July 10'. >How can I do it?Never mind, I figured it out. First you have to change the [newsdate] into a number by doing this:[math]{[newsdate]}[/math]then you have to format that number with this formatting method:[format days_to_date %B %d][/format]so when you're finally done, the whole thing looks like this:[format days_to_date %B %d][math]{[newsdate]}[/math][/format]Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutionshttp://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
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>I have a date in the 'newsdate' field in my database. The value is >'07/10/1997', and I'd like to format it to display as 'July 10'. >How can I do it?Never mind, I figured it out. First you have to change the [newsdate] into a number by doing this:
[math]{[newsdate]}[/math]then you have to format that number with this formatting method:[format days_to_date %B %d][/format]so when you're finally done, the whole thing looks like this:[format days_to_date %B %d]
[math]{[newsdate]}[/math][/format]Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutionshttp://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
Kenneth Grome
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