How to convert Datetime to Unix timestamp in Xojo

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    // Create a DateTime object for 2024-01-13 19:32:16
    Var date As New DateTime(2024, 1, 13, 19, 32, 16)
    
    // Convert DateTime to Unix timestamp
    Var unixTimestamp As Double = date.SecondsFrom1970
    
    // Output the Unix timestamp
    System.DebugLog("Unix Timestamp: " + unixTimestamp.ToString)

Output:

Unix Timestamp: 1705174336

Example only. There may be multiple ways to perform this operation.

Code Explanation

In this date to Unix timestamp conversion using Xojo, the DateTime object is initialized with the date '2024-01-13 19:32:16'.
The SecondsFrom1970 property of the DateTime class returns the Unix timestamp (i.e., the number of seconds since January 1, 1970) and the result is output to the debug log.

Convert Unix timestamp to Date in Xojo

Other useful Xojo date functions (DateTime API)

Function	Description	Example
`DateTime.FromSecondsSince1970()`	Creates a `DateTime` object from a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01).	`DateTime.FromSecondsSince1970(1514764800)` returns 2018-01-01 00:00:00
`DateTime.SecondsFrom1970`	Returns the Unix timestamp for a given `DateTime` object.	`date.SecondsFrom1970` returns 1531656645
`DateTime.Now`	Returns the current date and time as a `DateTime` object.	`DateTime.Now` returns the current date and time.
`DateTime.ToString()`	Formats a `DateTime` object as a string according to a specified format.	`date.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")` returns 2018-07-15 12:30:45
`New DateTime()`	Creates a `DateTime` object with the specified date and time.	`New DateTime(2018, 7, 15, 12, 30, 45)` creates the 2018-07-15 12:30:45 date.

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-20