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MSecsToTimeStamp function

In unit sysutils

Convert a number of milliseconds to a TDateTime value.

Declaration

pascal
function MSecsToTimeStamp(MSecs: Comp): TTimeStamp

Description

MSecsToTimeStamp converts the given number of milliseconds to a TTimeStamp date/time notation.

Use TTimeStamp variables if you need to keep very precise track of time.

Errors

None.

See also

Example: ex17

pascal
Program Example17;

{ This program demonstrates the MSecsToTimeStamp function }

Uses sysutils;

Var MS : Comp;
    TS : TTimeStamp;
    DT : TDateTime;
Begin
  TS:=DateTimeToTimeStamp(Now);
  Writeln ('Now in days since 1/1/0001      : ',TS.Date);
  Writeln ('Now in millisecs since midnight : ',TS.Time);
  MS:=TimeStampToMSecs(TS);
  Writeln ('Now in millisecs since 1/1/0001 : ',MS);
  MS:=MS-1000*3600*2;
  TS:=MSecsToTimeStamp(MS);
  DT:=TimeStampToDateTime(TS);
  Writeln ('Now minus 1 day : ',DateTimeToStr(DT));
End.

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