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[SOLVED] Format Date for Custom fields using %meta(fieldname)%


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Old Jul 30, 2009, 01:03 PM
grasshopper
 
20 posts · Jun 2009
Hi All -

I hope one of you can help.

I am using custom fields in my posts. In order to display them I entered the following in BYLINE: Multi Post Pages section. <B>START DATE:</B> %meta('start_date')% <br />

It works great, but, now I want to format the date. I looked at the various threads re: date formatting and custom fields and even changed some of the PHP of bfa_postinfo.php according to the instructions, but nothing seems to work.

could someone tell me how to change the format to be as follows:

l, F j, Y

Thanks so much.
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Old Jul 31, 2009, 04:49 AM
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23,765 posts · Mar 2009
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why not use '%date('l, F j, Y')%' instead of the '%meta('start_date')%'?
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Old Jul 31, 2009, 07:25 AM
grasshopper
 
20 posts · Jun 2009
Hi Juggledad -

Thanks for your response.

Unfortunately, the %date() convention displays the date that the post was created. I should have been more specific about what I'm trying to do. I am posting classes/workshops with specific event dates. For example, a class would run from October 5, 2009 through November 4, 2009. So, I'm trying to format those manually entered dates.

Is this possible? Thanks again for your help!
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Old Jul 31, 2009, 08:10 AM
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23,765 posts · Mar 2009
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Ok, so why not enter the dates the way you want them displayed?

the custom field is just a generic data holder. If you want to manapulate it as a date, you are going to have to code an entire php chuck of code to do the conversion (you might find php functions to help)
After all, it could contain '08/01/09' or '08/01/2009' or ' 08/01/2009' or '08/01/2009 ' etc, etc
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Old Aug 1, 2009, 08:01 AM
grasshopper
 
20 posts · Jun 2009
Hi Juggledad -

Sorry for the late reply. I was having IT troubles and spent the entire day yesterday trying to fix those.

Anyway, I wanted to thank you for your help and suggestions. For some reason, entering the dates as I wanted them to display didn't work. So, I stripped everything out and decided to go another route. It's working now.

Thanks again for your help.

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