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k2backhoe
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Posted: 04:06am 26 Jan 2022

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This works as per the User Manual
> ? datetime$(now)
25-01-2022 10:53:50

But if I try a number instead of now, I get
> ?datetime$(0)
Error : 0 is invalid (valid is -2147483648 to 2147483647)

when I should get (as I read the manual)
01-01-1970 00:00:00

All other numbers do the same. Am I misreading the manual? I tried to do a search on datetime$ but couldn't find a forum entry.

Thanks, k2

panky

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Posted: 04:35am 26 Jan 2022

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@k2backhoe

Peter may elaborate but I suspect that now is an internal function to return the current date and time in a format that epoch and datetime$ can use. Ie. it is not a variable available to users.

I think if you wish to set the date and time to specific values, you will have to use the date$ and time$ commands
eg.
date$ = "01-01-1970"
print date$(now)
gives
01-01-1970 0

I have no idea where the trailing 0 comes from - I suspect it is a bug?

Doug.

Edit: On reflection, the trailing 0 I believe is the other part of the 'now' internal component. I used the example of just date$ above so the time component of 'now' was not needed by date$ hence the '0'.

The short answer to this is 'don't use now in date$ or time$, just datetime$ or epoch'. D.
Edited 2022-01-26 14:40 by panky

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phil99

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Posted: 05:21am 26 Jan 2022

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k2backhoe has identified an omission in datetime$. The error message suggests (as per the manual) that it is trying to process an epoch number but failing.

some results are:-

> date$="26-01-2022"
> time$="16:12"
> ? date$, time$
26-01-2022 16:12:29
> ? DATETIME$(now)
26-01-2022 16:13:31
> ? DATETIME$(epoch(now))
Error : 1643213634 is invalid (valid is -2147483648 to 2147483647)
> ? epoch(now)
1643213683
> ? epoch(DATETIME$(now))
1643213743
> ? epoch("26-01-2022 16:13:31")
1643213611
>

matherp
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Posted: 07:58am 26 Jan 2022

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I found/fixed the bug when testing the windows version will retrofit to the PicoMite in next release

k2backhoe
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Posted: 03:14pm 26 Jan 2022

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matherp and phill99, thanks so much for the prompt and comprehensive replies. I can work around this without a problem until the next release.
PS. I love picomite basic, it is an excellent language that does exactly what I need to do. Thanks for it.

VK2XG
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Posted: 12:29am 30 Jan 2022

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Likewise Thanks.
And sorry for adding a new post on this subject.
Looking foward to the next Picomite version.

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