Epoch time convertor function module

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Do we have any function module to conver epoch time.

Epoch time means

The Unix epoch (or Unix time or POSIX time or Unix timestamp) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT), not counting leap seconds (in ISO 8601: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z). Literally speaking the epoch is Unix time 0 (midnight 1/1/1970)

For more details refer

http://www.epochconverter.com/

Regards

Murali.K

[kesavadas_thekkillath]

Hi,

Cant we build the logic by finding the number of seconds by subtracting the current date with 1.1.1970. ?

Kesav

[Former Member]

Hi,

I dont know ABAP, can you please help me if you can give the code.

Regards

Murali.K

[kesavadas_thekkillath]

Hi,

I searched and got the Unix commnd to get the Epoch time stamp, its date +%s

There are some methods to execute the unix command which i know but I am not sure of any methods which returns the value of the executed command.

I got this syntax from some links and done some modifications which you can try, i have not checked it

types:begin of ty,
line(200), 
end of ty.
data:it type tale of ty.
data: COMMAND(1000) type c. 

command = 'date +%s'
CALL 'SYSTEM' ID 'COMMAND' FIELD COMMAND 
ID 'TAB' FIELD it-*SYS*. 

Check the internal table it.

Please note that i have not tested it.

kesav

[RaymondGiuseppi]

Look at standard FM RKE_TIMESTAMP_CONVERT_INPUT and RKE_TIMESTAMP_CONVERT_OUTPUT, those convert FM refer to a zero date

DATA: REL_DATE            LIKE SY-DATUM  VALUE '19900101', " Bezugsdatum

You could copy the Function group and FM and change this value for '19700101' in the copied FG, or use those FM and add/remove the number of seconds between first day of 1970 and 1990. (20 years, 7305 days, 175320 hours so 631152000 seconds)

Don't forget also that some days are 86401 sec long and not 86400 ([leap seconds|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_seconds])...

Regards,

Raymond

[Ashok-Kumar-M]

Hi All,

Use the below code to get UTC timestamp in seconds.

DATA: LV_TIME_UTC TYPE I.

CALL 'ALERTS' ID 'ADMODE'         FIELD 20

                         ID 'OPCODE'         FIELD 30

                         ID 'ACT_TIME'       FIELD LV_TIME_UTC.

WRITE: LV_TIME_UTC. "in seconds. (seconds since Jan-01-1970).

Best Regards,

Ashok.