Re: How do I convert a hex date?

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Assumption: 0x01cf2f8e|0x6e559e00 stands for the Hex number 1cf2f8e6e559e00. That is the number of ticks.

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<!--- Conversion of the number of ticks, 1cf2f8e6e559e00, from Hex to Base 10, remembering that F=15, E=14, D=13, C=12, etc  --->

<cfset numberOfTicks = 14*16^2+9*16^3+5*16^4+5*16^5+14*16^6+6*16^7+14*16^8+8*16^9+15*16^10+2*16^11+15*16^12+12*16^13+1*16^14>

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By definition,

1 second = 10 000 000 ticks.

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<cfset numberOfWholeMinutes = round(numberOfTicks/(10000000*60))>

<!--- Starting datetime is 1st January 1600 --->

<cfset zeroDateTime=createdatetime(1600,1,1,0,0,0)>

<cfset newDateTime=dateadd("n",numberOfWholeMinutes,zeroDateTime)>

<cfoutput>#newDateTime#</cfoutput>

My answer is: 2013-02-21 05:25:00

[Sidenote: I attempted to use the function inputBaseN("1cf2f8e6e559e00",16) to convert from Hex to base 10, but it gave the wrong result! I will now report this as a bug. I would suggest that you write your own function to do the conversion.]