Modern Chrono DateTime Serial

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DateTime.Serial

Returns the date-time as a date serial: days since 1899-12-30, with a fraction.

Syntax

DateTime.Serial

Examples

#import "std/chrono"
using chrono

dim as DateTime d = DateTime( 2026, 8, 13, 14, 30, 5, 123 )
'' The OLE/BASIC serial: days since 1899-12-30, fractional
print int( d.Serial )        '' 46247

print DateTime.FromSerial( d.Serial ).Day        '' 13 -- round trips

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Library: Chrono Date and Time
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