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DateTime - Get as Unix Time String

Demonstrates the GetAsUnixTimeStr method.

Note: This example is only valid in Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or later.

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require 'chilkat'

dateTime = Chilkat::CkDateTime.new()

dateTime.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

# (in seconds since the epoch: 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970)
bLocal = true
print "Unix time: " + dateTime.getAsUnixTimeStr(bLocal) + "\n";

# Sample output for test run on 2-Dec-2016: 

#     Unix time: 1480661608