(PowerBuilder) 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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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Dt
integer li_Utc
string ls_Ulid
oleobject loo_Dt2

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

// Set dt to the current system date/time.
loo_Dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

// Generate a ULID for the current UTC date/time.
// (i.e. the current UTC UNIX-time)
li_Utc = 1
ls_Ulid = loo_Dt.UlidGenerate(li_Utc)
Write-Debug ls_Ulid

// example result: 01GRGCH4J88RECEN4D4VK4F629

// Generate a ULID using the local timezone's current time.
li_Utc = 0
ls_Ulid = loo_Dt.UlidGenerate(li_Utc)
Write-Debug ls_Ulid

// 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.
loo_Dt2 = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.CkDateTime" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Dt2.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")

li_Utc = 1
loo_Dt2.SetFromUnixTime(li_Utc,1675609066)
ls_Ulid = loo_Dt2.UlidGenerate(li_Utc)
Write-Debug ls_Ulid

// example result: 01GRH1AJGG3P5K04DJHN3QJCX3


destroy loo_Dt
destroy loo_Dt2