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GetAsTimestamp function
Format

GetAsTimestamp(text)
Parameter
text - any text expression, or text, number, date, or time field
Data type returned
timestamp
Description
Returns text as data type timestamp, for use with formulas involving timestamps. Text strings must be in the form of a date followed by a time. A number is considered to be the number of seconds since 1/1/0001. There are 86400 seconds in each day.
Examples
GetAsTimestamp("4/5/2009 4:05:06") returns 4/5/2009 4:05:06 AM.
GetAsTimestamp(50000) returns 1/1/0001 1:53:20 PM.
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