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Re: [PHP-DB] Printing selected characters (strcnt?) From: Matthew McNicol (matthew <email protected>)
Date: 07/15/04

Try this:

// takes the 1st character from $last_name and adds
// datetime in format of DDMMYYhhmm
$rma = substr( $last_name, 0, 1) . date("dmyHi);

See:

aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/PHP/function.substr.html
uk2.php.net/date

Vincent Jordan wrote:
> I am trying to figure out how to select the first letter of from the form
> field print it then append by datetime.
>
> Here is an example:
>
> <snip>
> $first_name = $_POST['first_name'];
> $last_name = $_POST['last_name'];
> $name = $first_name . ' ' . $last_name
> $rma = ?strcnt($last_name), 1 . Datetime(?) // takes the 1st character from
> $last_name and adds datetime in format of 715041200
> </snip>
>
> Thanks any help appreciated
>
>
> Vincent Jordan
> Technical Support
> Smart Parts, Inc.
> Loyalhanna Business Complex
> 100 Station Street
> Loyalhanna, PA 15661
> 800-992-2147 X 5617
>

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_________________ Matthew McNicol

yellowmarker.co.uk PHP / MySQL web development

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