Index: branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/date_formatter.php
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diff -u -N -r12127 -r12657
--- branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/date_formatter.php	(.../date_formatter.php)	(revision 12127)
+++ branches/5.1.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/date_formatter.php	(.../date_formatter.php)	(revision 12657)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: date_formatter.php 11892 2009-07-01 08:35:06Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: date_formatter.php 12657 2009-10-04 20:07:31Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -333,17 +333,16 @@
 		$patterns['a'] = '(am|pm)';
 		$patterns['A'] = '(AM|PM)';
 
-		$holders_mask = eregi_replace('[a-zA-Z]{1}', '([a-zA-Z]{1})', $format);
-		if (!ereg($holders_mask, $format, $holders)) {
+		$holders_mask = '/' . preg_replace('/[a-zA-Z]{1}/i', '([a-zA-Z]{1})', preg_quote($format, '/')) . '/';
+		if (!preg_match($holders_mask, $format, $holders)) {
 			$object->SetError($field_name, 'bad_date_format');
 			return $value;
 		}
 
-		$values_mask = '/^'.str_replace('/','\/',$format).'$/';
+		$values_mask = '/^' . preg_quote($format, '/') . '$/';
 		foreach ($patterns as $key => $val) {
-			$values_mask = ereg_replace($key, $val, $values_mask);
+			$values_mask = str_replace($key, $val, $values_mask);
 		}
-		// echo " values_mask : $values_mask <br>";
 
 		if (!preg_match($values_mask, $value, $values)) {
 			$object->SetError($field_name, 'bad_date_format');
@@ -355,11 +354,11 @@
 				case 'n':
 				case 'm':
 					$month = $values[$i];
-					$month = ereg_replace("^0{1}", '', $month);
+					$month = preg_replace('/^0{1}/', '', $month);
 					break;
 				case 'd':
 					$day = $values[$i];
-					$day = ereg_replace("^0{1}", '', $day);
+					$day = preg_replace('/^0{1}/', '', $day);
 					break;
 				case 'Y':
 					$year = $values[$i];
@@ -372,15 +371,15 @@
 				case 'G':
 				case 'g':
 					$hour = $values[$i];
-					$hour = ereg_replace("^0{1}", '', $hour);
+					$hour = preg_replace('/^0{1}/', '', $hour);
 					break;
 				case 'i':
 					$minute = $values[$i];
-					$minute = ereg_replace("^0{1}", '', $minute);
+					$minute = preg_replace('/^0{1}/', '', $minute);
 					break;
 				case 's':
 					$second = $values[$i];
-					$second = ereg_replace("^0{1}", '', $second);
+					$second = preg_replace('/^0{1}/', '', $second);
 					break;
 				case 'a':
 				case 'A':