DateTimeToCTime

Takes a DateTime value and returns the C time that represents the same date and time.

In the C programming language, a date and time is a long integer number of seconds since midnight on 1/1/1970. It is a representation of a DateTime value used in the C programming language. This information is used in certain integrations.

Syntax

DateTimeToCTime(DTVal)

Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

Business Object Category Yes/No
Business Rules: Before-Save Rules Yes1
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load) Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load) Yes1
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load) Yes
Business Rules: Editing Rules Yes2
Business Rules: Initialization Rules Yes1
Business Rules: Read Only Rules No
Business Rules: Required Rules Yes2
Business Rules: Validation Rules Yes1
Client Expressions No
Object Permissions No
Services Yes
LDAP Yes
Mobile Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions) Yes1
UI Quick Actions No
Reports Yes1
Search/Dashboard without field references Yes1
Search/Dashboard with field references No
1. Except in services.
2. Except in services and when this field appears on a form or is triggered by such a field.  

Parameter

Parameter Description
DTVal The DateTime value for which to calculate the C time.

Return Value

64-bit integer

Example

$(DateTimeToCTime("8/12/2015 at 2:01 PM"))

For the example above, returns the number of seconds between 1/1/1970 00:00 AM and 8/12/2015 at 2:01 PM, which is 1439413254.