StringToDays (String function)
Convert string date/time to days since 1900 (String class)
[Introduced in Sirius Mods 7.8]
StringToDays is an intrinsic function to convert a date/time string to days since 1900.
Syntax
%days = string:StringToDays( format, [[CentSpan=] number]) Throws InvalidDateString
Syntax terms
| %days | The float variable to receive the computed time since 1900. |
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| string | The input date/time string, which must be in the format specified by format. |
| format | The format of the date/time string. See "Datetime Formats". |
| CentSpan | The CENTSPAN value used, if the format has a two-digit year. The default is specified by the CENTSPAN_parameter. In Sirius Mods 7.9 and later this is a NameAllowed parameter. For versions prior to 7.9, it is a positional parameter. |
Usage notes
- If the format is invalid, the request is cancelled.
- If the date contents of the method object string is invalid, an InvalidDateString exception is thrown.
- If the CentSpan is invalid, the request is cancelled.
- Values returned by StringToDays can be stored in a BINARY or FLOAT4 field, if you wish.
- Dates prior to 1 January 1900 will return a negative number.
- The inverse of this $function is DaysToString.