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Posted by Geoff Coope on 03/08/06 13:39
Toby thats great too. Thanks very much
Thanks
Geoff
"Toby Inkster" <usenet200603@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Geoff Coope wrote:
>
>> I have a client that wants a currency converter on their website.
>
> Download this onto your server daily and use it to populate a database:
>
> http://www.ecb.int/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml
>
> it contains all the major world currencies' exchange rates against the
> Euro. Once the data is in your database, you can use a tiny little bit of
> server-side scripting to do conversions. e.g.
>
> <?php
> function getExchangeRate ($curr)
> {
> if ($curr=='EUR') return 1;
> // do database stuff here
> return $rate;
> }
>
> $amount = $_GET['amount'];
> $fromcurr = $_GET['fromcurr'];
> $tocurr = $_GET['tocurr'];
>
> $euros = $amount / getExchangeRate($fromcurr);
> $result = $euros * getExchangeRate($tocurr);
>
> # NOTE: it is not customary to use two decimal places to represent
> # *all* currencies, though it is for the majority of currencies.
> # NOTE: you may want to make this section smarter to use proper
> # currency symbols where available, e.g. $, £, ?, ?, ?, etc.
> printf("<p><b>%.02f %s</b> is approximately <b>%.02f %s</b>.</p>",
> $amount, $fromcurr, $result, $tocurr);
> ?>
>
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> Toby A Inkster BSc (Hons) ARCS
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