(AutoIt) Generate ULID

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Generate a ULID using a specified timestamp or the current system date timestamp.

Important: Chilkat's ULID functionality was introduced in v9.5.0.94.

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$oDt = ObjCreate("Chilkat.CkDateTime")

; Set dt to the current system date/time.
$oDt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

; Generate a ULID for the current UTC date/time.
; (i.e. the current UTC UNIX-time)
Local $bUtc = True
Local $sUlid = $oDt.UlidGenerate($bUtc)
ConsoleWrite($sUlid & @CRLF)

; example result: 01GRGCH4J88RECEN4D4VK4F629

; Generate a ULID using the local timezone's current time.
$bUtc = False
$sUlid = $oDt.UlidGenerate($bUtc)
ConsoleWrite($sUlid & @CRLF)

; example result: 01GRH14AA82EY9A7S99YYF2QDY

; -----------------------------------------------
; To generate a ULID using a specific UNIX timestamp

; For example, the Unix timestamp for Sun, 05 Feb 2023 14:57:46 GMT
; is 1675609066

; For more information about the Epoch Unix Timestamp, see Epoch Unix Timestamp

; To generate a ULID from a specified date/time, set the CkDateTime and then generate the ULID.
$oDt2 = ObjCreate("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
$bUtc = True
$oDt2.SetFromUnixTime($bUtc,1675609066)
$sUlid = $oDt2.UlidGenerate($bUtc)
ConsoleWrite($sUlid & @CRLF)

; example result: 01GRH1AJGG3P5K04DJHN3QJCX3