add system date and time to tnx

[Mason Miller]

I am trying to Add the system date and time to a tnx is thier a tcl I can use to do this?

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[Jim Kosloskey]

Mason,

If you are in an Xlate, you can use one of the preset temp variables (I think it is @now but check to be sure).

If you have to do this outside of an Xlate, then you will need to use Tcl.

Someone may have a proc to do specifically what you want but in essence you would use the Tcl date command with appropriate arguments to get the structure you want.

Jim Kosloskey

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com

[Mason Miller]

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[Craig Weldy]

Mason,

  Here is a xlate script I use to do this.  In the Xlate, from the inbound side, just send “=currentdate” so it is obvious what the xlate line is for (xlateInVals is not used), then put this script in the preproc, and in the outbound side put in the field you want the current date to show up in.

   You may need to modify the exec date command to get it in the formaty you want it to be in.

######################################################################

# Name: Get_Current_Date

# Purpose: Get the current system date and put it in the message

# UPoC type: xltp

# Args: none

# Notes: All data is presented through special variables.  The initial

# upvar in this proc provides access to the required variables.

#

# This proc style only works when called from a code fragment

# within an XLT.

#

proc Get_Current_Date{} {

   upvar xlateId       xlateId

 xlateInList   xlateInList

 xlateInTypes  xlateInTypes

 xlateInVals   xlateInVals

 xlateOutList  xlateOutList

 xlateOutTypes xlateOutTypes

 xlateOutVals  xlateOutVals

    set currdt [exec date +20%y%m%d]

    set xlateOutVals

}

Craig Weldy
Senior Interface Analyst
Beacon Health System
South Bend, In, 46615

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