px_timestamp2string()

px_timestamp2string - Converts the timestamp into a string.

Syntax

string px_timestamp2string (resource $pxdoc, float $value, string $format)

Arguments

• pxdoc - Resource identifier of the paradox database.
• value - Value as stored in paradox database field of type PX_FIELD_TIME, or PX_FIELD_TIMESTAMP.
• format - String format similar to the format used by date(). The placeholders support by this function is a subset of those supported by date() (Y, y, m, n, d, j, H, h, G, g, i, s, A, a, L).

Description

Turns a timestamp as it stored in the paradox file into human readable format. Paradox timestamps are the number of miliseconds since 0001-01-02. This function is just for convenience. It can be easily replaced by some math and the calendar functions as demonstrated in the following example.

Version

PHP PECL paradox >= 1.4.0

Return value

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.