(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$dt = New-Object Chilkat.CkDateTime

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

# Generate a ULID for the current UTC date/time.
# (i.e. the current UTC UNIX-time)
$utc = $true
$ulid = $dt.UlidGenerate($utc)
$($ulid)

# example result: 01GRGCH4J88RECEN4D4VK4F629

# Generate a ULID using the local timezone's current time.
$utc = $false
$ulid = $dt.UlidGenerate($utc)
$($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.
$dt2 = New-Object Chilkat.CkDateTime
$utc = $true
$dt2.SetFromUnixTime($utc,1675609066)
$ulid = $dt2.UlidGenerate($utc)
$($ulid)

# example result: 01GRH1AJGG3P5K04DJHN3QJCX3