Timestamp to DOpus Date object

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Happy holidays.
Given a timestamp in seconds, I can convert it using a Jscript Date():

var timestamp = 1642354317;
var date1= new Date(timestamp*1000);
DOpus.Output(date1);

Not what I wanted though. So for easy formatting, I tried to convert the same timestamp to a DOpus Date object, with no success. I tried using:

var date2 = DOpus.Create().Date(timestamp);
DOpus.Output(date2.Format());

var date2 = DOpus.Create().Date(date1);
DOpus.Output(date2.Format());

var date2 = DOpus.Create().Date();
date2.Set(timestamp); //gives error
DOpus.Output(date2.Format());

The only way I managed to do it is :

var date2 = DOpus.Create().Date('1970-01-01');
date2.Add(timestamp,'s');
DOpus.Output(date2.Format());

I wonder if there's an easier and single-line way? Or what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks.

2

The Date.Set method is probably what you want, if the timestamp is Unix epoch time. (On the Opus object, not the JS one.)

3

Thanks. But d oing that gives an error.

Also the manual states that I should be able to create it either using the timestamp (is a valid UTC timestamp, that I got it from the VirusTotal API report) or a JScript Date object, but neither gives the correct date.

5

Looks like this was left out of the docs (although mentioned in the release notes for 13.2.1); use the SetTime() method to set the timestamp using the epoch time in milliseconds (so multiply by 1000 to use a unix epoch timestamp). Works the same as the JScript Date.SetTime and Date.GetTime methods.

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Gives me an incorrect date :

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7

SetTime, not Set.

8

Ah yes, sorry, I misread that part :smile: