Magento How to format a date in an email template

Question

I need to format the date in an email template. The date will be included in regular email .htmlas follows:

Dispatch Date: {{var order.getShippingDate()}}

Can I format this date? I tried using the standard PHP function dateto format it to no avail.

Answer 1

strtotime any help? It can parse the data back to the unix timestamp, and that means date () is awaiting input.

edit after comment:

app/code/core/Mage/Sales/Model/Order.php app/code/local ( , magento ). , getCreatedAtFormated - , , .

Answer 2

{{block type='core/template' area='frontend' template='email/order/shipment/date.phtml' shipment=$shipment order=$order}}

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 /**
    * Setup callbacks for filters
    *
    */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->_modifiers['date'] = array($this, 'modifierDate');
    }

    public function modifierEscape($value, $format='d/m/Y')
    {
        return Mage::helper('core')->formatDate($value,$format);
    }

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Answer 3

: {{var order.getShippingDate() | formatDateTime: F j, Y}}