Just adding that didn't work anywhere. <br>
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I'm still open to any other suggestions....<br>
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Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:04:35 -0500<br>
From: erik hopp <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:drupal@mediamutiny.org">drupal@mediamutiny.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [themes] style date differently<br>
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try something like this:<br>
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put this at the top of the node.tpl.php or wherever you need it...<br>
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<?php format_date($node->created, 'custom', 'D M d Y') ?><br>
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hope it helps... i actually have almost no idea what i'm talking about<br>
and its 3am!!!!!<br>
<br>
erik.<br>
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david hodgkins wrote:<br>
> (I've spent a couple hours trying this on my own, but to no avail.)<br>
><br>
> On my theme Connections, I need to have the date styled differently. It<br>
> should be:<br>
> day date month year,<br>
> Wed Dec 14 2005 or<br>
> D M d(or j) Y<br>
><br>
> I have no idea what to change, or how to change it. (I have a funny<br>
> feeling that template.php plays a roll in this.)<br>
><br>
> While I would have loved to come up with an answer on my own, I don't<br>
> think I can. The documentation in the handbook is poor.<br>
><br>
> The function in the api is at<br>
> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://drupaldocs.org/api/4.6/function/format_date" target="_blank">http://drupaldocs.org/api/4.6/function/format_date</a><br>
><br>
> I'd appreciate it if someone could help me with this.<br>
><br>
> ~silverwing<br><br><br>
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