TolliumUser::FormatDate (open)

Format a given UTC date according to the user's preferences

Syntax

LOADLIB "mod::tollium/lib/users.whlib";

STRING FUNCTION FormatDate(DATETIME value, BOOLEAN stored_utc, BOOLEAN shortformat)

Parameters

DATETIME value

The date to format

BOOLEAN stored_utc

True if date is stored in UTC and should be converted to the user's local time

BOOLEAN shortformat

True for the short date format (numerical month instead of month name)

Return value

STRING

The formatted date

Description

First, the given DATETIME value is converted to the user's local date and time, then it is formatted using the user's dateformat setting.