Convert a string containing a 32-bit binary date to a date data type

[Remi Caron]

Hi,

I took over an Visual Object project (Visual Clipper) in that language there
is a function to: Convert a string containing a 32-bit binary date to a date
data type. That function is called bin2Date and there also is a Date2bin
function of course in cannot find how to do this in csharp. The string looks
like this "!$%\0" and should return 03/09/52 can somebody point me in the
right direction? Have tried Convert class in several ways but without any
luck.

Kind regards,

--
Remi Caron

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

You have to know how clipper keeps its data format, probably some sort of
ticks counts from somewhere in time, without this there is nothing you can
do.

cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Remi Caron" <Re********@sdgn.nl> wrote in message
news:eC**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I took over an Visual Object project (Visual Clipper) in that language there is a function to: Convert a string containing a 32-bit binary date to a date data type. That function is called bin2Date and there also is a Date2bin
function of course in cannot find how to do this in csharp. The string looks like this "!$%\0" and should return 03/09/52 can somebody point me in the
right direction? Have tried Convert class in several ways but without any
luck.

Kind regards,

--
Remi Caron

[Kevin Gale]

Assuming access to clipper just call it's bin2Date for zero. That should
give the zero date. You can get the tick value by using Date2Bin on two
dates a day apart and see how much the binary values change by.

-- Kevin

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us> wrote
in message news:O0**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,

You have to know how clipper keeps its data format, probably some sort of
ticks counts from somewhere in time, without this there is nothing you can
do.

cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Remi Caron" <Re********@sdgn.nl> wrote in message
news:eC**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I took over an Visual Object project (Visual Clipper) in that language

there

is a function to: Convert a string containing a 32-bit binary date to a

date

data type. That function is called bin2Date and there also is a Date2bin
function of course in cannot find how to do this in csharp. The string

looks

like this "!$%\0" and should return 03/09/52 can somebody point me in the right direction? Have tried Convert class in several ways but without any luck.

Kind regards,

--
Remi Caron