timestamp
Returns the current time or a given point in time as a real number.
Syntax
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timestamp() -
timestamp(t)-
tis a date, time, or datetime value or a timestamp
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Description
timestamp() returns the current time as a real number timestamp. This is the fractional number of days since midnight on 30 December 1899.
timestamp(t) returns t as a real number timestamp.
Examples
timestamp()
44081.6597841
timestamp(tomorrow())
44082
timestamp() = timestamp(now())
true
timestamp(time())
0.665046388889 (=2394167/3600000)