DataFlex

Date/Time Older-Than N Seconds/Minutes/Hours/Days

Demonstrates the how to tell if a date/time is older than the current time by N seconds, minutes, hours, or days. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoDt
    Boolean iSuccess
    Boolean b
    String sTemp1

    Get Create (RefClass(cComCkDateTime)) To hoDt
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoDt))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoDt
    End

    // Set to the current system date/time.
    Get ComSetFromCurrentSystemTime Of hoDt To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsTimestamp Of hoDt True To sTemp1
    Showln "Now: " sTemp1

    // Subtract 10 minutes, making the date 10 minutes in the past.
    Get ComAddSeconds Of hoDt -600 To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsTimestamp Of hoDt True To sTemp1
    Showln "10 minutes ago: " sTemp1

    // Is the date/time older than 10 seconds?
    Get ComOlderThan Of hoDt 10 "seconds" To b
    Showln "Older than 10 seconds: " b

    // Is the date/time older than 5 minutes?
    Get ComOlderThan Of hoDt 5 "minutes" To b
    Showln "Older than 5 minutes: " b

    // Is the date/time older than 15 minutes?
    Get ComOlderThan Of hoDt 15 "minutes" To b
    Showln "Older than 15 minutes: " b

    // Is the date/time older than 1 hour?
    Get ComOlderThan Of hoDt 1 "hour" To b
    Showln "Older than 1 hour: " b

    // Is the date/time older than 1 day?
    Get ComOlderThan Of hoDt 1 "day" To b
    Showln "Older than 1 day: " b

    // Output:

    // 	Now: 2017-05-05T23:33:06-0500
    // 	10 minutes ago: 2017-05-05T23:23:06-0500
    // 	Older than 10 seconds: True
    // 	Older than 5 minutes: True
    // 	Older than 15 minutes: False
    // 	Older than 1 hour: False
    // 	Older than 1 day: False


End_Procedure