If its EPOCH time then this will work.  I wrote a simple function for that
ages ago.

<cfscript>

/*#########################################################################
    # epochtime by Wil
Genovese                                               #
    #    take a time format and convert either to or from
epoch               #

#                                                                         #
    #    datetime - actual value to
convert                                   #
    #    conversion - the type of conversion to
do                            #
    #                  E2D for epoch to
date                                  #
    #                  D2E for date to
epoch                                  #
    # example
usage:                                                          #
    #      Convert 1162576737 to
#epochtime("1162576737","E2D","0")#<br>      #
     #      Convert '#now()#' to
#epochtime(now(),"D2E","1")#<br>              #

#########################################################################*/

    function epochtime(datetime,method) {
        var epoch = "January 1 1970 00:00:00";
        if (method eq "E2D"){
            return Dateadd("s",datetime,epoch);
        } else if (method EQ "D2E") {
            return DateDiff("s",epoch,datetime);
        }
    }
</cfscript>

Wil Genovese
Sr. Web Application Developer



On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:37 AM, C S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >I have a date represented as "993124800" in my database that php's
> >date() function is able understand and format.  I'm running into dead
> >ends trying to have ColdFusion parse this date correctly.  That date
> >should work out to...
>
>
> That looks like an epoch time. Try
> http://www.cflib.org/index.cfm?event=page.udfbyid&udfid=654
>
> 

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