dttoposix#

Purpose#

Converts DT scalar format to POSIX date/time format (seconds since Jan 1, 1970).

Format#

p_time = dttoposix(dt)#

Parameters:: dt (NxK matrix) – DT scalar format.
Returns:: p_time (NxK matrix) – date/times in POSIX format.

Examples#

Full length DT Scalar#

// March 26th, 2001 at 08:51:18
dt = 20010326085118;

// Convert to seconds since Jan 1, 1970
p_time = dttoposix(dt);

print "p_time = " p_time;

The above code produces the following output:

p_time = 985596678

Vector of short DT Scalars#

// Create a 2x1 vector of
// short DT Scalars
// March 21, 2000
// October 14, 2008
dt = { 20000321,
       20081014 };

// Convert to seconds since Jan 1, 1970
p_time = dttoposix(dt);

print "p_time = " p_time;

The above code produces the following output:

p_time =  953596800
         1223942400

Remarks#

In DT scalar format, 10:50:31 on July 15, 2010 is 20100703105031. A posix scalar gives the number of seconds since or before January 1, 1970, UTC.