OpenEuphoria

to_unix

include datetime.e -- (default namespace is datetime) 
public function to_unix(datetime dt) 

Converts a datetime value to the Unix numeric format (seconds since EPOCH_1970).

Parameters:

1. dt : a datetime to be queried.

Returns:

An atom, so this will not overflow during the winter 2038-2039.

Example 1:

include std/datetime.e 
 
atom secs_since_epoch = to_unix(now()) 
-- secs_since_epoch is equal to the current seconds since epoch 
? secs_since_epoch 

Result:

1567910956 (your number will vary!)

See Also:

from_unix, format