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DT_DateTimeSubSeconds

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Description

 

Subtract seconds to a given date and time string and returns the new calculated date and time.

 

Syntax

 

s = DT_DateTimeSubSeconds(sDate, sTime, nSeconds)

 

Returns

 

String

Returns a date and time string separated by spaces like "mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss"

 

Parameters

 

Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

sDate

String

No

The date string, if empty the function will use the current date

sTime

String

No

The date time, if empty the function will use the current time

nSeconds

Number

No

The number of seconds to subtract

 

Remarks

 

The value of sDate parameter should be like "mm-dd-yy" or "mm-dd-yyyy".

If the the year is two digits only the calculation is done using the century ( default %DT_DATE_CENTURY ).

Restrictions

 

See also

 

DT_DateTimeAddSeconds

 

Examples

 

'--- Results '06-12-05 15:16:17'

MsgBox 0, DT_DateTimeSubSeconds("06-13-05", "15:16:17", %DT_SECONDS_IN_DAY)

 

 

 

 

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