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date2Timestamp(cfdate)

Last updated September 28, 2006

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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: DateLib

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Description:
Converts ColdFusion date to linux timestamp using the datefiff algorithm to count the difference in seconds between the given date and the 1970-1-1.

Return Values:
Retuns a number.

Example:

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<cfscript>
today = now();
todayInLinux = date2Timestamp(today);
</cfscript>

<cfscript>
today = now();
todayInLinux = date2Timestamp(today);
</cfscript>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
cfdate	A ColdFusion datetime value.	Yes

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				ColdFISH is developed by Jason Delmore.  Source code and license information available at coldfish.riaforge.org.  Version 3.1.1
				
			<cfscript>
/**
 * Converts ColdFusion date to linux timestamp.
 * 
 * @param cfdate 	 A ColdFusion datetime value. (Required)
 * @return Retuns a number. 
 * @author Michael Fritz (&#109;&#105;&#116;&#99;&#104;&#105;&#114;&#117;&#95;&#106;&#111;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#120;&#46;&#100;&#101;) 
 * @version 1, September 28, 2006 
 */
function date2Timestamp(cfdate) {
	return dateDiff('s',createDate(1970,1,1),cfdate);
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Converts ColdFusion date to linux timestamp.
 * 
 * @param cfdate      A ColdFusion datetime value. (Required)
 * @return Retuns a number. 
 * @author Michael Fritz (mitchiru_jo@gmx.de) 
 * @version 1, September 28, 2006 
 */
function date2Timestamp(cfdate) {
    return dateDiff('s',createDate(1970,1,1),cfdate);
}
</cfscript>