Using {timestamp} in custom js

[Jon Mortimer]

Hi All,

I apologize in advance if this is a newbie question. I’ve checked the forum and just could not find anything. Is there a way to use the {timestamp} variable in the custom js? I have custom js that adds a date/time (format: Sat, Feb 3 08:23:56 EST 2018) but it is scrambled and does not match the formatting used in the {timestamp} variable (Saturday, February 3, 2018 08:23:56 EST) and want them to be consistent.

[Alexander Bautz]

You can use this snippet to insert a timestamp in Custom JS:

spjs.dffs.buildValStr("{timestamp[dd.MM.yyyy hh:mm:ss]}");
// Outputs 03.02.2018 16:27:06

Alexander

[Jon Mortimer]

How do I make this output as: Saturday, February 3, 2018 08:23:56 EST

I tried adjusting the variables (as I would in Javascript) but it doesn’t seem to follow the same format?? Again, sorry for the novice questions and appreciate what you’ve done with the software and the great support.

[Alexander Bautz]

The DFFS method only supports numeric values for day and month. To get this format you must either write a custom function or use the date methods in the browser (behaves a bit different in different browsers so please test it in all relevant browsers). Have you tried the built in method:

var date = new Date();
var options = { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', second:'2-digit', timeZoneName:"short"};
console.log(date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', options));

Please note that this does not work properly in Internet Explorer

You find more info here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleDateString

Alexander

[Jon Mortimer]

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, I figured it out. I don’t think I was clear in my original email.

In any event, I changed what you sent to just spjs.dffs.buildValStr(“{timestamp}”); and this provided me exactly what I needed, no need to modify the formatting at all. It outputs as Saturday, February 3, 2018 08:23:56 EST.

Thanks!

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