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How To Get The Current Epoch Time (Unix Timestamp)

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:56:45 +0000

PHP
PostgreSQL
powershell
Python
ruby
shell
sql server
unix
Unix Timestamp
vbscript

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Perl:

time

PHP:

time()

Ruby:

Time.now # (or Time.new). To display the epoch: Time.now.to_i

Python:

import time # first, then int(time.time())

Java:

long epoch = System.currentTimeMillis()/1000;

Microsoft .NET C#:

epoch = (DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().Ticks - 621355968000000000) / 10000000;

VBScript/ASP:

DateDiff("s", "01/01/1970 00:00:00", Now())

Erlang:

calendar:datetime_to_gregorian_seconds(calendar:now_to_universal_time( now()))-719528*24*3600. # OR element(1, now()) * 10000 + element(2, now()).

MySQL:

SELECT unix_timestamp(now())

PostgreSQL:

SELECT extract(epoch FROM now());

Oracle PL/SQL:

SELECT (SYSDATE - TO_DATE('01-01-1970 00:00:00', 'DD-MM-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')) * 24 * 60 * 60 FROM DUAL

SQL Server:

SELECT DATEDIFF(s, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', GETUTCDATE())

JavaScript:

Math.round(new Date().getTime()/1000.0) // getTime() returns time in milliseconds.

Unix/Linux Shell:

date +%s

PowerShell:

Get-Date -UFormat "%s" # Produces: 1279152364.63599

Actionscript:

(new Date()).time

Other OS’s Command line:

perl -e "print time" # (If Perl is installed on your system)

ColdFusion (CFML) MX 6.1+:

#int( getTickCount() / 1000 )#

Bash Command Line:

date +%s

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:40:57 +0000

The economy is changing rapidly, and developers need to keep up with the latest trends and skills to stay relevant and competitive. Here is a list of 9 skills that every developer should master or at least be familiar with in the next five years. This list is not comprehensive, and it does not cover every niche or specialty in the industry. However, for most mainstream development scenarios, these skills will give you an edge over others and help you create better solutions. You should aim to learn at least seven of these skills well enough to use them confidently on the job and to demonstrate them in an interview.

Flash z-order — always on top?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:41:55 +0000

I had a problem with a javascript pull-down menu that overlapped with a flash movie. The menu always appeared BEHIND the flash movie, regardless of the z-order. I solved it by:

Adding the parameter <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> to the OBJECT tag.
Adding the parameter wmode="transparent" to the EMBED tag.

These parameters made the menu display correctly over the flash movie.