[Resolved] simple syntax problem

[vinny199]

hi, i'm having a little stuggle trying to do the following:

I have a field $b in my "job" table that stores dates in the format YYYY/MM/DD

to display the dates in a UK format on my website i use the code:

<?php
setlocale(LC_TIME,fr_BE);
print strftime("%e %B %Y",strtotime($row_rsjob['b']));
?>

(rsjob being my recordset)

All perfect.

But now, I'm trying to send this formated date in emails using the php mail function, and this is where its getting difficult for me.

I would like to have a new value:

$z = MY FORMATED DATE

so in my mail i would just add:

date: $z and the person would receive the formated date in an email.

i've tried lots of way, but can't get it right.

Can you help?

Many thanks,

Vinny

[Drakla]

so like a tag replacement scheme, yeah?

Well this preg replace magic will replace anything in braces with the defined variable of the same name

$name = 'Jesse Wallace';
$food = 'pie and mash';

$msg_body = 'Hey there {name}, do you like {food}';

$msg_body = preg_replace( "/\\{([^\\}]+)\\}/e", '$\\1', $msg_body );

Beware if you create tags which have no variable, though - as you'll get an error message. You could predefine a list of tags and use str_replace - which is safer and faster, too. Something like

$tags = array (
'NAME' => 'Mr Creosote',
'FOOD' => 'the lot' );

foreach ($tags as $tag => $replacer)
{
	$msg_body = str_replace('{'.$tag.'}', $replacer, $msg_body);
}

[vinny199]

Hi,

i've been trying to understand that but it seems quite complex for what i need. here is my mail code:

mail( "[e-mail]", "A NEW JOB HAS BEEN SUBMITED",
"
Hi Mark,

The following job has been send from the website.

JOB DATE: $z

", "From: [e-mail]");

---

JOBDATE: $z, I would like to define it first as
$z= my formated date

My date is currently stored in the database as $b

To display $b in a formated way, i use:
<?php
setlocale(LC_TIME,fr_BE);
print strftime("%e %B %Y",strtotime($row_rsjob['b']));
?>

is there no way that i can just sate something like:

$z=<?php
setlocale(LC_TIME,fr_BE);
print strftime("%e %B %Y",strtotime($row_rsjob['b']));
?>

(i know this is wrong, but thats the idea.)

does it explain it better?

cheers,

Vinny

[Drakla]

Yeah, same thing, either do

setlocale(LC_TIME,fr_BE);
$z = strftime("%e %B %Y",strtotime($row_rsjob['b']));

Then run the first code on the body of the email, which you'll also put in a variable first, instead of putting straigt into the mail function, and have in it {z} instead of $z, or {JOB_DATE}, and call the variable $JOB_DATE. I like my replacement tags formatted like defined constants.

$email = "Hello, the job is on {JOB_DATE}";

setlocale(LC_TIME,fr_BE);
$JOB_DATE = strftime("%e %B %Y",strtotime($row_rsjob['b']));

$email = str_replace('{JOB_DATE}', $JOB_DATE, $email);

mail( "[e-mail]", "A NEW JOB HAS BEEN SUBMITED", $email);

[vinny199]

Thank you very much.

great help

understood this time.

works a treat.

cheers,

Vinny