Convert date in timestamp

Convert a date from a datepicker to a timestamp for database storage.

Overview

The user needed to save a date from a form datepicker as a Unix timestamp in a database.
Use the strtotime function in a custom CF action or apply the specific CF syntax to convert the date value.

we webcrea 02 Jun, 2020

Hi,

Do you know how to convert date (from datepicker) in timestamp?

thanks
Chris

Max_admin 02 Jun, 2020

to display it or save it as a timestamp ?

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we webcrea 02 Jun, 2020

Hello Max,

to save it in db.
I made a function with strtotime and it's all right.
Maybe there is a specific syntax...?

thanks
Chris

Max_admin 03 Jun, 2020

a strtotime solution should be ok!

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he healyhatman 03 Jun, 2020

Answer

{date:U$(data:date_field)}

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