Date_Time_Convert - New version 17 Jun 23

[Melba23]

Thomymaster,

No - as I do not see this as of general use.. I suggest using StringRight to get the ms digits, StringTrimRight to remove them before conversion, and then concatenate the converted DTG with the stripped ms value. Or given the simplicity of the conversion just use a simple RegEx:

$sInput = "07/06/2015 15:02:04.234"

$sOutput = StringRegExpReplace($sInput, "^(\d\d)\/(\d\d)\/(.*)$", "$2.$1.$3")

ConsoleWrite($sOutput & " - Returned" & @CRLF & "06.07.2015 15:02:04.234 - Required" & @CRLF)

M23

[Thomymaster]

OK no problem i use the StringTrimRight approach as i have to bring the day and month into the german format (DD.MM.YYYY) as well

[gcue]

not sure what's going on... this isn't working (using autoit v3.3.12)

but if i take out the "hh:mm" it works

#include <DTC.au3>
$date = "2015:11:16 10:14"

$month_short = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd hh:mm", "MM")
$month_long = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd hh:mm", "MMMM")
$year = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd hh:mm", "yyyy")
Debug($date, $month_short, $month_long, $year)

any ideas?

[Melba23]

gcue,

If you look at the @error/@extended values being returned and check the function header you will see that you have told the UDF that the hours are in 12-hour format but you have not specified AM/PM. If you change the hour format to 24-hour or specify AM/PM it works:

#include <DTC.au3>

$date = "2015:11:16 10:14"
; Use 24-hour format
$month_short = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm", "MM")
$month_long = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm", "MMMM")
$year = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm", "yyyy")
ConsoleWrite($month_short & " - " & $month_long & " - " & $year & @CRLF)

$date = "2015:11:16 10:14 A"
; Specify AM/PM
$month_short = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd hh:mm T", "MM")
$month_long = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd hh:mm T", "MMMM")
$year = _Date_Time_Convert($date, "yyyy:MM:dd hh:mm T", "yyyy")
ConsoleWrite($month_short & " - " & $month_long & " - " & $year & @CRLF)

At times I wonder why I bother adding all the error messages and writing function headers......

M23

[gcue]

ah sorry about that.. i will take head next time =)

thank you for your help!

[Skysnake]

Dear @Melba23, why is this not part of the standard UDF's?

Brilliant. Thank you.

Skysnake

[Tankbuster]

@Melba23Awesome, tried for 45 min to convert a string based on the $LOCALE_SSHORTDATE.

Found a different thread with your remark "My Date_Time_Convert UDF (look in my sig below for the link) will convert that string to any date format you require."

- bam - 1 minute later done. Thank you very much.

[DeltaRocked]

Hi @Melba23 ,

I was having some issues with automation of Logs wherein the Date Time is either in English or in some Locale based on the configured OS. It would be great if we come to know about the Locale and then the array of Month Abbreviation in the chosen language is  used/created. Would this be possible ?

I have been trying to find some list or anything that would help me in getting the Abbreviations but have hit the wall.

 

Local $German = '25 Mrz 2018'
Local $English = '25 Mar 2018'
ConsoleWrite(_Date_Time_Convert($German,'dd MMM yyyy','dd/MM/yyyy') & @CRLF) ;<-- Returns Empty
ConsoleWrite(_Date_Time_Convert($English,'dd MMM yyyy','dd/MM/yyyy') & @CRLF)

Regards

DR.

Edited May 15, 2018 by DeltaRocked
typo

[Melba23]

DeltaRocked,

This script will get you the short month names for the currently set locale in the OS.

This code seems to do it for all locales, but I am not sufficiently C literate to convert it.

M23

Edit: Just found this script - looking into it now.

Edit 2: Here you go:

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#include <WinAPILocale.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Global $aLocales[10] = [0]
For $i = 0 To 0xFFFF
    ; Check if valid LCID
    $iLocale = _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($i, 0x01)
    If $iLocale Then
        ; Store LCID
        $aLocales[0] += 1
        ; Resize array as required
        If UBound($aLocales) <= $aLocales[0] Then
            ReDim $aLocales[UBound($aLocales) * 2]
        EndIf
        $aLocales[$aLocales[0]] = $iLocale
    EndIf
Next
; Remove any unused elements
ReDim $aLocales[$aLocales[0] + 1]

; just for display
Global $aShortMonths[$aLocales[0]][13]

; Loop though LCIDs
For $i = 1 To $aLocales[0]
    ; Convert to decimal
    $iLCID = Dec($aLocales[$i])
    ; Get language definition
    $aShortMonths[$i - 1][0] = _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iLCID, 0x5C)
    ; Get short months
    For $j = 0 To 11
        $aShortMonths[$i - 1][$j + 1] = _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iLCID, $LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME1 + $j)
    Next
Next
; Sort on language
_ArraySort($aShortMonths)
; And here we have them!
_ArrayDisplay($aShortMonths, "", Default, 8)

Now if you know the language set for the log file you can easily find out the short months used.

Edit 3: The @OSLang & @KBLayout macros could help you determine the language.

Edited May 16, 2018 by Melba23

[mLipok]

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

#include "..\DTC.au3"

Global $sIn_Date, $sOut_Date

$sIn_Date = "20190411183015"
$sOut_Date = _Date_Time_Convert($sIn_Date, "yyyyMMddHHmmss", "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss")
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "DTC Conversion (for MS SQL DateTime format)", $sIn_Date & @CRLF & $sOut_Date)

Please consider to add this to examples to the UDF .

[gcue]

love this UDF.  been using it for years.  noticing something strange not sure if its expected?  the first 2 do not work but the last 2 work

#include "DTC.au3"

;~ $string = "4/28/2023 3:19"
$string = "4/28/2023 9:51"
;~ $string = "4/28/2023 10:51"
;~ $string = "4/28/2023 14:51"

$new_string = _Date_Time_Convert($string, "M/d/yyyy HH:mm", "yyyyMMddHHmm")
ConsoleWrite($new_string & @CRLF)

the second string outputs

202304289:1

the first string outputs

202304283:9

while the other 2 output what i would expect

202304281051
202304281451

 

i know it has to do with the hour only having 1 digit.  the dataset im working with doesnt include 0 when the hour is just 1 digit 

thoughts?

[Melba23]

gcue,

The problem is that the "in" hour is in a most unusual "unpadded 24hr" format, which is not one that the UDF is expecting. The formats currently accepted are:

Hour   : HH = 20 (2 digit 24 hr)
         hh = 08 (2 digit padded 12 hr)
         h = 8 (1/2 digit 12 hr)

I will look into the code to see if I can add another format to the UDF to cover your case.

M23

[gcue]

19 minutes ago, Melba23 said:

gcue,

The problem is that the "in" hour is in a most unusual "unpadded 24hr" format, which is not one that the UDF is expecting. The formats currently accepted are:

Hour   : HH = 20 (2 digit 24 hr)
         hh = 08 (2 digit padded 12 hr)
         h = 8 (1/2 digit 12 hr)

I will look into the code to see if I can add another format to the UDF to cover your case.

M23

 

right strange thing is id expect to see 09 especially because other cases in the same data set are HH formatted - unfortunately no😕

thanks!

[Melba23]

gcue,

As a workaround, you can add the padding yourself - this works foe me:

#include "DTC.au3"

$string = "4/28/2023 3:19"
$new_string = _Date_Time_Convert( _PadHour($string), "M/d/yyyy HH:mm", "yyyyMMddHHmm")
ConsoleWrite($new_string & @CRLF)

$string = "4/28/2023 9:51"
$new_string = _Date_Time_Convert( _PadHour($string), "M/d/yyyy HH:mm", "yyyyMMddHHmm")
ConsoleWrite($new_string & @CRLF)

$string = "4/28/2023 10:51"
$new_string = _Date_Time_Convert( _PadHour($string), "M/d/yyyy HH:mm", "yyyyMMddHHmm")
ConsoleWrite($new_string & @CRLF)

$string = "4/28/2023 14:51"
$new_string = _Date_Time_Convert( _PadHour($string), "M/d/yyyy HH:mm", "yyyyMMddHHmm")
ConsoleWrite($new_string & @CRLF)

Func _PadHour($sString)

    ; Extract hour value
    $sHour = StringRegExpReplace($sString, "^.*\s(.{1,2}):.*$","$1")
    ; If only a single digit
    If StringLen($sHour ) = 1 Then
        ; Add padding
        $sString = StringRegExpReplace($sString, "\s.*:", " 0" & $sHour & ":")
    EndIf
    Return $sString

EndFunc

But I will keep looking at the UDF internal code to see if I can incorporate this format.

M23

[gcue]

looks good thanks!!

[Melba23]

gcue,

That was harder than I thought it would be, but I think I have got there in the end. Please try this new version of the UDF which will accept  a single "H" in the mask to deal with a non-padded 24hr format: DTC_H.au3

Eagerly awaiting confirmation that my rewrite of the "Hour" section of the UDF actually works in the wild!

M23

Edited May 2, 2023 by Melba23
Added a error check missed in the rewrite

[gcue]

haha "in the wild"

the first 2 dont work but the last 2 do... same as before i think

#include "dtc_h.au3"

$string = "4/28/2023 3:19"
;~ $string = "4/28/2023 9:51"
;~ $string = "4/28/2023 10:51"
;~ $string = "4/28/2023 14:51"

$new_string = _Date_Time_Convert($string, "M/d/yyyy HH:mm", "yyyyMMddHHmm")
ConsoleWrite($new_string & @CRLF)

 

[Melba23]

gcue,

Sorry for the late reply - my PC was in the repair shop.

You are still using the HH mask for the input - fairly obviously that will produce the same error as before. The whole point of the UDF rewrite was to allow you to use the H mask - unpadded 24hr values. So change the input mask to read "M/d/yyyy H:mm" and all should be well.

M23

[gcue]

works beautifully!

thank you Melba!

would this be considered an official release/replacement?

[Melba23]

gcue,

Delighted that it works for you. I will try to release a new version shortly, but I have my entire family with me at the moment and time is a bit difficult to find!

M23