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DateTime_From_TimeStamp ( FM_TimeStamp )

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Gary Czychi, GC Consulting
http://www.Czychi.com/

Takes a FileMaker Timestamp value and returns a MySQL DATETIME string

Sample Input:

DateTime_From_TimeStamp ( Get (CurrentTimeStamp )

Sample Output:

2010-04-15 19:59:17

/* Returns a MySQL DateTime from a FileMaker TimeStamp */ Year (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) & "-" & If ( Month (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) < 10; "0" & Month (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )); Month (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) ) & "-" & If ( Day (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) < 10; "0" & Day (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )); Day (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) ) & " " & If ( Hour (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) < 10; "0" & Hour (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )); Hour (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) ) & ":" & If ( Minute (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) < 10; "0" & Minute (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )); Minute (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) ) & ":" & If ( Seconds (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) < 10; "0" & Seconds (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )); Seconds (GetAsTimestamp ( FM_TimeStamp )) )
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Description:

Given a FileMaker Timestamp this function produces a MySQL DATETIME string. Could probably be streamlined, but it works well.

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This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

Discuss:

Kinda misses the point...

getasdate (timestampfield )
and
getastime (timestampfield )

do the job far simpler...

:)

Jack Rodgers, Hollywood, FL
May 04, 2010 8:08am

ooppss.. should have read the mysql thing...

:):)

Jack Rodges, hollywood fl
May 04, 2010 8:09am

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