text2time()

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Jun 22 2010, 4:21 pm
I'm wondering if there's a function someone would be nice enough to share that would convert a string containing a date/time into BYOND time (1/10th of seconds since 1/1/00)

Similar to http://php.net/strtotime though I'd expect it'd have a more restrictive set of allowed parameters.


Maybe there's a simple way to do this that I'm overlooking?
Jun 22 2010, 7:51 pm
Maybe you could make something in PHP to do it for you, upload parameters. And have it export back to your server.
Jun 22 2010, 8:40 pm
In response to Leur
I considered that, but it'd be nice if there was a less hacksy method to do something relatively simple.

I think I will have to resort to it though, 'cause there seems to be no easy DM method to use.
Jun 22 2010, 10:58 pm
In response to Murrawhip
You could try suggesting it. They may add it if there isn't already a way to do this, and it is helpful to people.
Jun 23 2010, 5:29 am
In response to Leur
I made that a while ago. Maybe it'll help.

convertTime(n as num)
        var/secs=floor(n/10)
        var/mins=floor(secs/60)
        secs-=mins*60
        var/hours=floor(mins/60)
        mins-=hours*60
        var/days=floor(hours/24)
        hours-=days*24
        var/weeks=floor(days/7)
        days-=weeks*7
        var/t
        if(weeks)t+="[weeks] weeks "
        if(days||weeks)t+="[days] days "
        if(hours||days||weeks)t+="[hours] hours "
        if(hours||days||weeks||mins)t+="[mins] minutes and [secs] seconds"
        else t+="[secs] seconds"
        return t


#Edit you also need my floor proc...

    floor(A,B=1)
        if(A==null||!isnum(A)||B==null||!isnum(B))
            world.log<<"Invalid Parameters\[[A==null?"No A":""],[B==null?"No B":""]]"
            return 0
        var/initA=A
        while(A>=B)A-=B
        return round(initA,B)-(A<B/2?0:B)
Jun 23 2010, 5:40 am
In response to Tubutas
I believe he is asking is it possible to create a timestamp from providing some information about which date he specified since the example on php's website is...(below), which in this case would be no.

if (($timestamp = strtotime($str))
Jun 23 2010, 8:37 am (Edited on Jun 23 2010, 9:03 am)
In response to Leur
I guess I was just determining whether or not there was already a way to do this- not wanting to add a low quality post to the Request a Feature page.

I 'spose I'll request it and see how it goes.

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EDIT

Well- it's posted: http://www.byond.com/members/ DreamMakers?command=view_tracker_issue&tracker_issue=1619

I'm still hoping for an easier solution though :D
Jun 23 2010, 12:26 pm
In response to Tubutas
No idea what you're doing with that floor proc. A more straightforward one is:

#define ceil(X,Y) -round(-(X)-(Y)/2,(Y))
#define floor(X,Y) round((X)-(Y)/2,(Y))