lp_date_UTCtimestamp;
'<br>';
lp_date_UTCtimestamp:'1/1/2006 12:00:00 GMT'; // at GMT
'<br>';
lp_date_UTCtimestamp:'1/1/2006 12:00:00'; // at your timezone
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[
define_tag:'lp_date_UTCtimestamp',
-description='Returns number of seconds since 1/1/1970 for UTC/GMT timezone.',
-priority='replace',
-optional='date', -copy;
// tested against http://www.onlineconversion.com/unix_time.htm
if: !(local_defined:'date');
local:'date' = date;
/if;
if: #date->type != 'date';
#date = lp_date_stringtodate: (string: #date);
/if;
#date = (lp_date_localtoUTC: #date);
return: (#date - '1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT')->Seconds;
/define_tag;
]
