>>Script Language and Platform: SQL Server
Displays UNIX POSIX time in Seconds and reverse UNIX POSIX time as Date.

Usage:

select dbo.POSIXTIME('09/09/1974 04:22:000') as UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Secs

--Result

--UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Secs 

----------------------- 

--147932520

GO

select dbo.ReversePOSIXTIME(147932520) as Reverse_UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Date



--Reverse_UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Date                        

------------------------------------------------------ 

--1974-09-09 04:22:00.000

GO

Author: MAK

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[POSIXTIME]') 

   and xtype in (N'FN', N'IF', N'TF'))

drop function [dbo].[POSIXTIME]

GO

Create function dbo.POSIXTIME(@date datetime)

returns bigint

as

begin 

return datediff(ss,'01/01/1970 00:00:000',@date)

end

go

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[ReversePOSIXTime]') 

   and xtype in (N'FN', N'IF', N'TF'))

drop function [dbo].[ReversePOSIXTime]

GO

Create function dbo.ReversePOSIXTime(@secs bigint)

returns datetime

as

begin 

return dateadd(ss,@secs,'01/01/1970')

end

GO



select dbo.POSIXTIME('09/09/1974 04:22:000') as UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Secs

--Result

--UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Secs 

----------------------- 

--147932520

GO

select dbo.ReversePOSIXTIME(147932520) as Reverse_UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Date



--Reverse_UNIX_POSIX_Time_as_Date                        

------------------------------------------------------ 

--1974-09-09 04:22:00.000

GO

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