DateTime2Clock

Calculates how many seconds have elapsed since 12:00 AM GMT on January 1, 1970 (taking into account the current time zone specified on the local computer.)

Function	Group	Execution	Windows	Embedded	Thin Client
DateTime2Clock	Date & Time	Synchronous	Supported	Supported	Supported

Syntax

DateTime2Clock( strDate, strTime )

strDate: The date to be used in the calculation.
strTime: The time to be used in the calculation.

Returned value

Returns the number of seconds that have elapsed since 12:00 AM GMT on January 1, 1970.

Examples

Tag Name	Expression
Tag	`DateTime2Clock( "12/31/1969", "18:00:00" )` // If the computer is in the Central time zone. Returned value = 0
Tag	`DateTime2Clock( "04/15/2002", "10:59:19" )` // If the computer is in the Central time zone. Returned value = 01018886359

Note: This function takes into account the current Time Zone, as specified in the Control Panel of the local computer.