Spacing and/or control (unprintable) characters could easily be messing you up. Use something like: $l = strlen($input); for ($i = 0; $i < $l; $i++){ echo "$i: $input[$i] (", ord($input[$i]), ")<br />\n"; } to see what you're getting. On Fri, December 28, 2007 5:08 pm, tedd wrote: > At 6:01 PM -0500 12/28/07, tedd wrote: >>Hi gang: >> >>This really bazaar >> >>Here's the code and demo: >> >>http://webbytedd.com/c/unix-time1/index.php >> >>If I cut/paste the following string "as-is" into the "Input Date" >>portion of the form: >> >>10-18-2009 00:00:00 >> >>It works and returns a UNIX timestamp of 1255885200 >> >>However, if I cut/paste the following string "as-is" into the "Input >>Date" portion of the form: >> >>10-18-2009 00:00:00 >> >>It doesn't work and returns a UNIX timestamp of "". >> >>Am I going mad? What the hell is the difference between these two >> stings? >> >>Arrgggg!!!! I knew this day would come. >> >>tedd > > > As I feared, the email translation made both strings identical -- so > this won't work for those trying it. > > BUT, I do have two strings that look identical but aren't. > > I hate it when things like this happen. > > Cheers, > > tedd > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php