web_save_timestamp_param

Correlation Functions for C

Saves the current timestamp.

int web_save_timestamp_param( const char *tmstampParam, LAST );
Argument Description
tmstampParam The name of the parameter in which to store the timestamp.

Return Values

This function returns LR_PASS (0) on success, and LR_FAIL (1) on failure.

Parameterization

Parameterization is not applicable to this function.

General Information

web_save_timestamp_param saves the current local timestamp of the computer running the script. In some applications, VuGen replaces all non-empty timestamps in the script with a parameter. To save the value of this parameter, VuGen automatically generates a call to web_save_timestamp_param. The value saved is the number of milliseconds since midnight January 1st, 1970.

The timestamp cannot be stored as an integer or long integer.

In general, a user will not manually enter this function. For more information about handling time, see Date and Time Functions

Function lr_save_timestamp is can be used in any C-language script. With lr_save_timestamp you can also specify the size of the returned value. For example, you can request seconds resolution instead of millisecond resolution.

Example

In this example, the current timestamp is saved to parameter "tStamp".

     web_save_timestamp_param("tStamp", LAST );
     lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("Timestamp: {tStamp}"));
     // Output: Action.c(4): Timestamp: 1416227868606