convert_date()

Syntax

convert_date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds)
convert_date(date)

If called with a single argument, converts standard POSIX time to a list in the format:

[year, month, day, hours, mins, secs, day_of_week, day_of_year, week_of_year]

eg: convert_date(1592401346960) -> [2020, 6, 17, 10, 42, 26, 3, 169, 25]

Where the 6 stands for June, but 17 stands for 17th, 10 stands for 10am, 42 stands for 42 minutes past the hour, and 26 stands for 26 seconds past the minute, and 3 stands for Wednesday, 169 is the day of year, and 25 is a week of year.

Run convert_date(unix_time()) to get current time as list.

When called with a list, or with 3 or 6 arguments, returns standard POSIX time as a number of milliseconds since the start of the epoch (1 Jan 1970), using the time inputted into the function as opposed to the system time.

Example editing:

date = convert_date(unix_time());

months = ['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'];

days = ['Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat','Sun'];

print(
  str('Its %s, %d %s %d, %02d:%02d:%02d',
    days:(date:6-1), date:2, months:(date:1-1), date:0, date:3, date:4, date:5
  )
)

This will give you a date:

It is currently hrs:mins and secs seconds on the dayth of month, year