Command: ConvertTimeType

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Converts a time data type to another time data type.

Input Parameters

SourceDateTime

Specifies the time to convert. DIAdem automatically specifies the data type of the time to be converted. It can be the same data type as one of the data types specified in TargetType. Use the ApplicationTimebaseHighResolution variable to resolve DIAdem time data. Variant

TargetType

Specifies the data type of the returned time value. Integer variable 0 <= TargetType <= 3 The following selection terms are available Script Term Value Interface Term, Explanation eConvertvbDateTime 0 VBScript variant with subtype vbDate. eConvertDIAdemDateTime 1 Double value in DIAdem time format. Use the ApplicationTimebaseHighResolution variable to resolve DIAdem time data. eConvertStringDateTime 2 Text in a time format that correspond to the standard time format specified in Settings»DIAdem Settings»General. DIAdem saves the default time format in the variable TimeFormat. eConvertUSITimeDisp 3 USITimeDisp-Object with date/time information.

Return Parameters

Examples

The following example generates a channel with time values. The command CreateTime generates a start time for the time channel with 10 time values and a step width of 1 week.

Dim Range, dStartTime, oStartTime, vStartTime
Range = "week"
Set oStartTime = CreateTime(1999,11,20,0,0,0)
dStartTime = ConvertTimeType (oStartTime,eConvertDIAdemDateTime )
Call ChnGenTime ("[]/GenTimeChn_dTime", Range, dStartTime, 0, 1, "StartStepNo", 10)

Range = "week" 
oStartTime = dd.CreateTime(1999,11,20,0,0,0) 
dStartTime = dd.ConvertTimeType (oStartTime,dd.eConvertDIAdemDateTime ) 
dd.ChnGenTime ("[]/GenTimeChn_dTime", Range, dStartTime, 0, 1, "StartStepNo", 10) 

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