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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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Dim dateTime As New Chilkat.CkDateTime

dateTime.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

' (in seconds since the epoch: 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970)
Dim bLocal As Boolean = True
Debug.WriteLine("Unix time: " & dateTime.GetAsUnixTimeStr(bLocal))

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

'     Unix time: 1480661608