Time String to Timestamp Conversion Problem

[newbieeng]

Hi,

I attempted to convert time string to timestamp but I failed. What is the wrong with it? I need a timestamp to create waveforms.

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi newbie,

use ScanFromString:

[Mark_Yedinak]

You need to provide a date as well. Since you are only filling in the time the date is defaulting to all zeros which results in returng in the default time.

[newbieeng]

Thank you GerdW. It works well. Mark you are right. But in this case the date is not important for me. Thank you all.

[stevem181]

I'm having trouble getting ms resolution of seconds into the timestamp.

This gives me tenths of seconds. How can I get down to ms?

(I tried "%3u" [error] and "%.3u" [no change] on the format string for Scan from String.)

Thanks,

steve

[Gogineni]

Hi Stevem,

%3u did not give error for me. check with the attached vi.

Best Regards,

Gogineni

Kudos are welcome

[stevem181]

You are right Gogineni, when I got the error, I was using %S in the format string for Format Date/Time String function and %3u in the format string for Scan From String.

I found the solution in this thread - use %S%3u in both places.