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<?php
// These functions are used to display text properly based on how it is stored in the 
// database.  They should also prepare strings for being saved in the database
    function disp_text($text) {
        // ** MWS 7/23/2004 -- PASS ENT_QUOTES -- So single quotes ' are escaped
        return htmlspecialchars(trim($text), ENT_QUOTES);
    }

    function save_text($text, $max=0) {
        // Currently this is ONLY setup for POSTGRES
        // What will need to be done is double up the ' or ", depending on 
        // which is used to define the string

        // Before modifying the text, make sure it does NOT go past the maximum 
        // NOTE: if max is 0, then that is the same as unlimited
        if ($max > 0)
            $text = substr($text, 0, $max);

        $text = prep_save(trim($text));

        return $text;
    }

    function post_text($text) {
        // Make sure any added slashes have been removed
            $text = trim($text);

        return $text;
    }
    function dollar_amt($fmt_value) {
        $return_amt = $fmt_value;
        // First strip the $ '-' and ,'s from the number
        // then take the doubleval of the amount

        return $return_amt;
    }
    function dateformat($pFormat, $pDate, $pNull=1) {
        if (trim($pDate) == "" && $pNull == 1)
            return $pDate;
        else
            return date($pFormat, strtotime($pDate));
    }
?>