DateTime in unix format

[Philip Wagenaar]

I need to convert a datetime to unixstyle datetime, in other words the number
of seconds since 1-1-1970.

Do I have to calculate this myself using the ticks, or does the BCL provide
an easier way for this?

[Mythran]

"Philip Wagenaar" <ph*************@online.nospam> wrote in message
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I need to convert a datetime to unixstyle datetime, in other words the
number
of seconds since 1-1-1970.

Do I have to calculate this myself using the ticks, or does the BCL
provide
an easier way for this?

How about using the DateDiff function?

HTH,
Mythran

[Armin Zingler]

"Philip Wagenaar" <ph*************@online.nospam> schrieb

I need to convert a datetime to unixstyle datetime, in other words
the number of seconds since 1-1-1970.

Do I have to calculate this myself using the ticks, or does the BCL
provide an easier way for this?

dim diff as double

diff = yourdate.subtract(#1/1/1970#).totalseconds

Armin

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Philip,

Do you mean something as this

MessageBox.Show(CType(Now.Subtract(New System.DateTime(1970, 1, 1)),
TimeSpan).TotalSeconds.ToString)

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Philip Wagenaar]

thank you all for your information

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" wrote:

Philip,

Do you mean something as this

MessageBox.Show(CType(Now.Subtract(New System.DateTime(1970, 1, 1)),
TimeSpan).TotalSeconds.ToString)

I hope this helps,

Cor