Timestamp

[Edda]

It seems to me ZO stripped the 'time' and 'os.time' functions from the Lua API. I've had no success at using them

So did anyone actually was able to get a proper timestamp ? If so how ? And I mean a real timestamp not GetGametimemilliseconds()

[Harven]

Hey, maybe GetTimeStamp() will do it.

[Edda]

Originally Posted by Harven Hey, maybe GetTimeStamp() will do it.

Haha right =) Stupid me didn't check the API functions for a timestamp function

That should do it thanks !

[Seerah]

I use ZO_FormatClockTime() to get the time in ZAM_Stats.

[skyraker]

Originally Posted by Edda 'os.time'

Doesn't os.time take a table of date/time info and convert it to a timestamp? I thought GetTimeStamp() only returns the current time stamp?

[Xrystal]

The downside of GetTimeStamp() is that you aren't easily able to get the date and time from it if you ever needed it. There is a date retrieval function for it but no equivalent time one.

[Edda]

I guess I would have to store GetTimeString() separately.

[Edda]

Originally Posted by skyraker Doesn't os.time take a table of date/time info and convert it to a timestamp?

"The time function, when called without arguments, returns the current date and time, coded as a number" http://www.lua.org/pil/22.1.html

Originally Posted by skyraker I thought GetTimeStamp() only returns the current time stamp?

Well, yes, this is what I need. What were you thinking about ?

[Edda]

Originally Posted by Seerah I use ZO_FormatClockTime() to get the time in ZAM_Stats.

Does this return microseconds as well ? Could use it.

[skyraker]

Originally Posted by Edda "The time function, when called without arguments, returns the current date and time, coded as a number" http://www.lua.org/pil/22.1.html Well, yes, this is what I need. What were you thinking about ?

Ahh, I had misread the part about "if" you supply a table then there are mandatory values that have to be included.

The second quote goes with the first but was a more in-general question rather than specifically at you.

[Edda]

No worries

Now looking to format my Timestamp to human-readable

[skyraker]

Originally Posted by Edda No worries Now looking to format my Timestamp to human-readable

Are you looking to convert a timestamp back into date/time form? If so, that is what Xrystal was getting at. Game provides a function to get the date from a given time stamp, but the only time you can request from them is current time. I am going to assume that os.date doesn't work either if os.time doesn't.

In other words. Good luck! I'm guessing there are examples out in the world that do not use the os functions, just a pain in the rear to find.

[Edda]

I tried GetDateStringFromTimestamp(integer timestamp) but it doesn't work - returns wrong vales. Gave up on displaying the date's timestamp anyways, was more like a little extra I wanted to add.