php-doc-en/reference/paradox/functions/px-date2string.xml
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<refentry id="function.px-date2string">
<refnamediv>
<refname>px_date2string</refname>
<refpurpose>
Converts a date into a string.
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>px_date2string</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>pxdoc</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>format</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Turns a date as it stored in the paradox file into human readable
format. Paradox dates are the number of days since 1.1.0000.
This function is just for convenience. It can be easily replaced by some
math and the calendar functions as demonstrated in the example below.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>pxdoc</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Resource identifier of the paradox database
as returned by <function>px_new</function>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Value as stored in paradox database field of type
PX_FIELD_DATE.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>format</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
String format similar to the format used by <function>date</function>.
The placeholders support by this function is a subset of those
supported by <function>date</function> (Y, y, m, n, d, j, L).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
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<para>
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<para>
When does this function throw exceptions?
</para>
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<entry>Description of change
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<para>
<example>
<title>Turn a paradox date into a human readable form</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$px = px_new();
/* make up a date as it could be stored in */
/* a date field of a paradox db. */
/* 700000 days since 1.1.0000. */
$days = 700000;
/* Use the calendar functions to print a */
/* human readable format of the date */
echo jdtogregorian($days+1721425)."\n";
/* px_date2string() outputs the same */
echo px_date2string($px, $days, "n/d/Y")."\n";
px_delete($px);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
7/15/1917
7/15/1917
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>px_timestamp2string</function></member>
<member><function>jdtogregorian</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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