Script Date/Time Functions

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Script Date/Time Functions

The script language uses the following definition for date and time values: The integral part of a value is the number of days that have passed since 12/30/1899. The fractional part of a value is fraction of a 24 hour day that has elapsed.

Following are some examples of TDateTime values and their corresponding dates and times:

0        12/30/1899 12:00 am

2.75    1/1/1900 6:00 pm

-1.25  12/29/1899 6:00 am

35065  1/1/1996 12:00 am

To find the fractional number of days between two dates, simply subtract the two values, unless one of the TDateTime values is negative. Similarly, to increment a date and time value by a certain fractional number of days, add the fractional number to the date and time value.

More:

EncodeDate(Year, Month, Day: Word): DateTime

EncodeTime(Hour, Min, Sec, MSec: Word): DateTime

DecodeDate(Date: DateTime; var Year, Month, Day: integer)

DecodeTime(Time: DateTime; var Hour, Min, Sec, MSec: Word)

DayOfWeek(Date: TDateTime): Integer

Date:DateTime

Now:DateTime

DateToStr(Date: TDateTime): string

TimeToStr(Date: TDateTime): string

DateTimeToStr(Date: TDateTime): string