Date & Time Actions
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Date & Time Actions
adjustDate
Adjust a Date object
Property | Value | Description |
date* | expression, variable | the base Date object |
offset* | expression, variable | the amount of time to add/subtract from the date |
unit* | choice (year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond), text, expression, variable | the adjustment unit |
timezone | text, expression, variable | the timezone (default: current server timezone) |
locale | text, expression, variable | the locale (default: current server locale) |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
varToday = today()
tomorrow = adjustDate(varToday, 1, "day")
yesterday = adjustDate(varToday, -1, "day")dateFromFILETIME
Convert a Windows FILETIME value to a Date/Time.
Property | Value | Description |
filetime* | expression, variable | the FILETIME value to convert |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
records = getADRecords(sessionAD, Global.adBaseDN, "sub", filter,
"cn=Administrator, lastLogon")
lastLogonDateTime = dateFromFILETIME(record['lastLogon'])dateToFILETIME
Convert a Date/Time to a Windows FILETIME.
Property | Value | Description |
date* | expression, variable | the Date/Time to convert |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
varNow = now()
nowFileTime = dateToFILETIME(varNow)formatDate
Format a Date object as a Date/Time String.
Property | Value | Description |
date* | expression, variable | the Date object to format |
pattern* | text, expression, variable | the Date/Time pattern |
timezone | text, expression, variable | the timezone (default: current server timezone) |
locale | text, expression, variable | the locale (default: current server locale) |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
varNow = now()
nowLDAP = formatDate(varNow, "yyyyMMddhhmmssZ")now
Get the current Date/Time as a Date object.
Property | Value | Description |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
varNow = now()parseDate
Parse a Date/Time string into a Date.
Property | Value | Description |
dateString* | text, expression, variable | the Date/Time string to parse |
pattern* | text, expression, variable | the Date/Time pattern |
timezone | text, expression, variable | the timezone (default: current server timezone) |
locale | text, expression, variable | the locale (default: current server locale) |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
record = getLDAPRecord(ldapConnection, "cn=admin,ou=users,
ou=system,o=meta", "modifyTimestamp")
modificationTime = parseDate(record['modifyTimestamp'],
"yyyyMMddhhmmssZ")today
Get the current Date as a Date object.
Property | Value | Description |
timezone | text, expression, variable | the timezone (default: current server timezone) |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
varToday = today()truncateDate
Truncate a Date/Time to a unit boundary.
Property | Value | Description |
date* | expression, variable | the base Date object |
unit* | choice (year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second), text, expression, variable | the boundary units |
timezone | text, expression, variable | the timezone (default: current server timezone) |
locale | text, expression, variable | the locale (default: current server locale) |
returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
varToday = today()
varYear = truncateDate(varToday, "year")
varMonth = truncateDate(varToday, "month")Was this article helpful?