Functions Reference

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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 219
Data type returned
time
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Use the GetAsTime or the Time function to enter a time constant into a formula. The format of the
supplied time must be the same as the time format on the system where the file was created.
Examples
GetAsTime(“02:47:35”) returns 2:47:35 when you select time as the calculation result. You can
perform time calculations on this result.
GetAsTime(“02:47:35”) returns 1/1/0001 2:47:35 when you select timestamp as the calculation
result.
Abs(GetAsTime(“12:15 pm”) - CheckOut) returns 3:00:00 when the CheckOut time field
contains 3:15 PM.
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
GetAsTimestamp
Purpose
Returns text as field type timestamp, for use with formulas involving timestamps.
Format
GetAsTimestamp(text)
Parameters
text - any text expression, or text, number, date, or time field
Data type returned
timestamp
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
Text strings must be in the form of a date followed by a time. A number is considered to be the
number of seconds since 1/1/0001. There are 86400 seconds in each day.