Timestamp - script and chart function

TimeStamp() formats an expression as a date and time value, in the timestamp format set in the system variables in the data load script, or in the operating system, unless a format string is supplied.

Syntax:

Timestamp(number[, format])

Return data type: dual

Arguments:

Arguments
Argument	Description
number	The number to be formatted.
format	String describing how the resulting timestamp string is to be formatted. If omitted, the short date format, time format, and decimal separator set in the operating system is used.

The examples below assume the following default settings:

TimeStampFormat setting 1: YY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
TimeStampFormat setting 2: M/D/YY hh:mm:ss

Example:

Timestamp( A )
where A=35648.375

Results table
Results	Setting 1	Setting 2
String:	97-08-06 09:00:00	8/6/97 09:00:00
Number:	35648.375	35648.375

Example:

Timestamp( A,'YYYY-MM-DD hh.mm')
where A=35648

Results table
Results	Setting 1	Setting 2
String:	1997-08-06 00.00	1997-08-06 00.00
Number:	35648	35648

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