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Post by wgdsd »

Hi,
Can I use some function to get previous timestamp?

e.g: - Input: - 2008-08-26 00:00:00
Output: - 2008-08-25 00:00:00
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Post by chulett »

DateFromDaysSince() I would think.
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Post by wgdsd »

DateFromDaysSince() is working only when the target datatatype is 'Date'. My target field is 'TimeStamp'
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Post by chulett »

Right, we know. Was hoping you would figure out the need to separate the two portions before performing the calculation. And when you are done, put the time back on.
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Post by wgdsd »

Alright. Thanks For your help.
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Post by mddw08 »

Or you can use TimestampFromSecondsSince(-86400,input.timestamp)
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Post by chulett »

Good to know! :wink:
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