Syntax 2: For extracting DateTime values from blobs
Description
Extracts a DateTime value from a blob.
Syntax
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DateTime ( blob ) |
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Argument |
Description |
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blob |
A blob in which the first value is a DateTime value. The |
Return value
DateTime.
Returns the DateTime value stored in blob. If blob is null,
DateTime returns null.
Usage
DateTime data is used only for reading and writing DateTime values
to and from a database. To use the date and time values in scripts, use
the Date and Time functions to assign values to date and time
variables.
Examples
After assigning blob data from the database to lb_blob, the
following example obtains the DateTime value stored at position 20 in
the blob (the length you specify for BlobMid must be at least as long as
the DateTime value but can be longer):
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DateTime dt dt = DateTime(BlobMid(lb_blob, 20, 40)) |
See also