STRPTIME()

`STRPTIME()`
	Appendix C. Functions in the dialplan

STRPTIME()

Appendix C. Functions in the dialplan

`STRPTIME()`

STRPTIME(datetime|timezone|format)

(beginning Asterisk 1.4)

Converts a formatted date and time string into a Unix timestamp.

; Save the date/time in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS in the variable $
{time}:
exten => 123,1,Set(time=${STRFTIME(${EPOCH},America/Los_Angeles,"%Y-%m-%
d %H:%M:%S")})
; Convert ${time} into Unix time:
exten => 123,n,Set(timestamp=${STRPTIME(${time}|America/Los_Angeles|%Y-%
m-%d %H:%M:%S)}


Internal help for this application in Asterisk 1.4: -= Info about function 'STRPTIME' =- [Syntax] STRPTIME(<datetime>\|<timezone>\|<format>) [Synopsis] Returns the epoch of the arbitrary date/time string structured as descri bed in the format. [Description] This is useful for converting a date into an EPOCH time, possibly to pas s to an application like SayUnixTime or to calculate the difference between t wo date strings. Example: ${STRPTIME(2006-03-01 07:30:35\|America/Chicago\|%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S)} ret urns 1141219835 diff output to internal help in Asterisk 1.2: -- not available in Version 1.2 --

Internal help for this application in Asterisk 1.4:

  -= Info about function 'STRPTIME' =- 

[Syntax]
STRPTIME(<datetime>|<timezone>|<format>)

[Synopsis]
Returns the epoch of the arbitrary date/time string structured as descri
bed in the format.

[Description]
This is useful for converting a date into an EPOCH time, possibly to pas
s to
an application like SayUnixTime or to calculate the difference between t
wo
date strings.

Example:
  ${STRPTIME(2006-03-01 07:30:35|America/Chicago|%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S)} ret
urns 1141219835

diff output to internal help in Asterisk 1.2:

-- not available in Version 1.2 --


`STRFTIME()`	\|	`TIMEOUT()`

STRPTIME()

WARNING: ALPHA-VERSION!

`STRPTIME()`