Description
Parses the calendar date in calendarDate as a time in the calendarSystem system using the format specified in calendarFormat and returns its time value in the outputReference system and outputReference reference. The allowed patterns are documented in the "Date and Time Format Specifiers" tables on the "Parsing Dates and Times" page in the Help File. Note that arbitrary text can be included in the pattern by surrounding the text with double asterisks.
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Method Signature
Arguments
calendarDate
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Description:
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A String containing a calendar date.
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calendarFormat
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Description:
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Specifies the format of the input calendarDate. The format specification can include the date and time formats shown in the in the "Date and Time Format Specifiers" tables on the "Parsing Dates and Times" page in the Help File, including month, day, year, hours, minutes, and seconds. The user can also include custom characters by surrounding them with **asterisks**. If a format string is not specified, the format "Mmm DD YYYY hh:mm:ss.fs" will be used.
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calendarSystem
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Description:
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The time system of calendarDate.
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Valid Values:
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Value
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Label
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"TAI"
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International Atomic Time
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"UTC"
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Coordinated Universal Time
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"TDT"
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Terrestrial Dynamical Time
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"TDB"
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Barycentric Dynamical Time
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"UT1"
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Universal Time Principle Form
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"GPS"
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Global Positioning System Time
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outputSystem
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Description:
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The time system in which to output the parsed value.
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Valid Values:
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Value
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Label
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"TAI"
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International Atomic Time
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"UTC"
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Coordinated Universal Time
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"TDT"
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Terrestrial Dynamical Time
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"TDB"
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Barycentric Dynamical Time
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"UT1"
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Universal Time Principle Form
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"GPS"
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Global Positioning System Time
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outputReference
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Description:
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The time reference relative which to output the parsed value.
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Valid Values:
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Value
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Label
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"Julian Date"
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Julian Date (Jan 1 4713 BCE 12:00:00.000 TAI)
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"MJD GSFC"
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GSFC Modified Julian Date (Jan 05 1941 12:00:00.000 TAI)
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"MJD USNO"
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USNO Modified Julian Date (Nov 17 1858 00:00:00.000 TAI)
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"MJD GPS"
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GPS Modified Julian Date (Jan 06 1980 00:00:00.000 UTC)
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"MJD 1950"
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Besselian Date 1950.0 (Dec 31 1949 22:09:46.862 TAI)
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Return Value
Returns the parsed calendar date as a time value in the specified system and reference.
Syntax
myVariable1 = TimeTools.ParseCalendarDate(myString1, myString2, myString3, myString4, myString5);
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See also
TimeUtilities Object
TimeUtilities.ParseCalendarDate
Parsing Dates and Times
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