Timestamp#

- script and chart function

Timestamp#() evaluates an expression as a date and time value, in the timestamp format set in the data load script or the operating system, unless a format string is supplied.

Syntax:

timestamp#(text[, format])

Return data type: dual

Arguments:

Argument	Description
text	The text string to be evaluated.
format	String describing the format of the text string to be evaluated. If omitted, the short date format, time format, and decimal separator set in the operating system is used. ISO 8601 is supported for timestamps. See: Conventions for number and time formats

Argument

Description

text

The text string to be evaluated.

format

String describing the format of the text string to be evaluated. If omitted, the short date format, time format, and decimal separator set in the operating system is used. ISO 8601 is supported for timestamps.

See: Conventions for number and time formats

The following example uses the date format M/D/YYYY. The date format is specified in the SET DateFormat statement at the top of the data load script.

Example

Results

Add this example script to your app and run it.

Load *,

Timestamp(Timestamp#(String)) as TS;

LOAD * INLINE [

String

2015-09-15T12:13:14

1952-10-16T13:14:00+0200

1109-03-01T14:15

];

If you create a table with String and TS as dimensions, the results are as follows:

String	TS
2015-09-15T12:13:14	9/15/2015 12:13:14 PM
1952-10-16T13:14:00+0200	10/16/1952 11:14:00 AM
1109-03-01T14:15	3/1/1109 2:15:00 PM

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