(PowerBuilder) DateTime - Add or Subtract Seconds

Demonstrates the AddSeconds method to add or subtract a number of seconds from a date/time.

Note: This example is only valid in Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or later.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_DateTime

loo_DateTime = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.CkDateTime" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_DateTime.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_DateTime
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_DateTime.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

Write-Debug "Current time: " + loo_DateTime.GetAsTimestamp(0)

loo_DateTime.AddSeconds(1)
Write-Debug "Current time + 1 second: " + loo_DateTime.GetAsTimestamp(0)

loo_DateTime.AddSeconds(-2)
Write-Debug "Current time - 1 second: " + loo_DateTime.GetAsTimestamp(0)

// Add 30 days (60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
loo_DateTime.AddSeconds(60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
Write-Debug "Current time + 30 days: " + loo_DateTime.GetAsTimestamp(0)

// Sample output for test run on 2-Dec-2016: 

// 	Current time: 2016-12-02T12:59:13Z
// 	Current time + 1 second: 2016-12-02T12:59:14Z
// 	Current time - 1 second: 2016-12-02T12:59:12Z
// 	Current time + 30 days: 2017-01-01T12:59:12Z


destroy loo_DateTime