DT_GetTimeStamp
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This functionality has been made obsolete by newer, better solved CDateTime available directly in core instead.
Description
Returns the time stamp from a given date and time string.
It can returns time stamp in a long or short form.
Syntax
s = DT_GetTimeStamp(sDate, sTime, nForm)
Returns
Returns a string.
Short form: "yyyymmddhhmmss" (14 digits for 4 digits input year)
"yymmddhhmmss" (12 digits for 2 digits input year)
Long form: "Mon, dd/mmm/yyyy hh:mm:ss" (25 digits)
Parameters
Name |
Type |
Optional |
Meaning |
sDate |
String |
No |
The date string, if empty the function will use the current date |
sTime |
String |
No |
The date string, if empty the function will use the current time |
nForm |
Numeric |
No |
Specify the time stamp form requested.It can be one of following: %DT_USE_LONG_FORM %DT_USE_SHORT_FORM |
Remarks
The value of sDate parameter must be expressed in one of the following ways:"mm-dd-yy" or "mm-dd-yyyy"
If the the year is two digits, only the calculation is done using the century (default %DT_DATE_CENTURY).
Restrictions
See also
Examples
MSGBOX 0, DT_GetTimeStamp("06-13-2005", "15:16:17", %DT_USE_SHORT_FORM) '---results 20050613151617