* %P - uppercase ante/post meridiem ('AM', 'PM')
* %Y - year as a decimal number including the century ('2005')
*
- * @param $dateString
+ * @param string $dateString
* @param string $format the output format
* @param array $dateParts an array with the desired date parts
*
/**
* converts the date/datetime from ISO format to MySQL format
+ * Note that until CRM-14986/ 4.4.7 this was required whenever the pattern $dao->find(TRUE): $dao->save(); was
+ * used to update an object with a date field was used. The DAO now checks for a '-' in date field strings
+ * & runs this function if the - appears - meaning it is likely redundant in the form & BAO layers
*
* @param string $iso date/datetime in ISO format
*