Description

The DateToMillisGen Generator converts a formatted date to its equivalent current time in milliseconds.

Example:

• 2001/01/01 12:30:45 -> 978352245000
• 1901/01/01 12:30:45 -> -2177407755000
• 2205/06/26 1:14:10 -> 7431095650000

Note: Dates before 1970 will generate a negative number.

Parameters

The following parameters may be configured for the DateToMillisGen Generator. Items with an asterisk* are required.

• format* - Defines the format of the date to be converted.
• reference* - Defines the Attribute to reference whose Generator generates dates that conform to the date format.
  

Example 1: Create Milliseconds from Given Dates

This example uses two linked Generators to create milliseconds from given dates generated by one of the Generators. The linked Generators are: FlexibleDateRangeGen and DateToMillisGen.

The reference Parameter references the FlexibleDateRangeGen Generator, as shown below:

Note: To learn more about linking Generators, please see the following knowledge base section: Linked Generators.

FlexibleDateRangeGen Generator configuration is shown below:

Sample Output

gen1 = reference value
gen2 = Result, reference date to milliseconds