The function converts a text string to a value of Absolute
time type according to given mask.
Declaration
TIME %StrToTimeEx(
TEXT in String1,
TEXT in String2,
INT in timeZone := %GetTimeZone()
)
Parameters
string1
Text string.
string2
Mask.
timeZone
Forced time zone to convert to a local time. It is
set as a time zone offset from UTC during winter in seconds.
Description
In case of an ambiguous
time, the function returns standard time
(i.e. later time). Ambiguous time can be labelled with
the character A -
for daylight-saving time and B - for standard time.
The ambiguous time
distinguished by the characters A and B, A - summer time and B - standard
time, on the place of hours. For example: In time zone GMT+1 at 2 a.m. of
the local time, the ambiguous time is defined as A2 and B2. In time zone GMT+2
at 3 a.m. of the local time, it is defined as A3 and B3, etc. .
For a time that is missing or
does not exist, it returns invalid value.