t=: 1969 7 21 2 56 0
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1969/07/21 02:56:00
On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 7:02 PM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> (6!:0 NIL) returns the current date/time as an integer 6-list timestamp.
>
> (6!:0 'hh:mm:ss MM/DD/YY') ditto, but in the specified format (y).
>
> How can I use the *selfsame* algorithm to format any (valid) timestamp?
>
> If the answer is "only by writing my own formatting verb, or by setting the
> system clock", might there be a case for extending (6!:0) to take an
> optional (x)? Not just an integer 6-list timestamp as described, but a few
> other forms, like (_1) meaning yesterday.
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