Microsoft Dynamics AX Dates And Time functions

today() ————————————>The today function returns the system date,This function does not support time zones. getSystemDateTime() —————>Gets the current UTC time as a utcdatetime type.
systemDateGet () ———————->The systemDateGet method uses the system date in Microsoft Dynamics AX.

• Use DateTimeUtil::getSystemDateTime instead of systemDateGet or today. The today function uses the date of the machine. The systemDateGet method uses the system date in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Only DateTimeUtil::getSystemDateTime compensates for the time zone of the user.
• Avoid using date2str for performing date conversions.

currentDateTime = DateTimeUtil::applyTimeZoneOffset(DateTimeUtil::utcNow(), DateTimeUtil::getUserPreferredTimeZone());

Job

date d;
str time1=”0.50″;
TimeOfDay time;
time = str2time(time1); ———————————————————> convert the String to Date
info(strFmt(“%1″,dayName(dayOfMth(today())))); ———————-> Name of the day in String

print dateMthFwd(systemdateget(),5);  ————————————>  forward to the 5 months

print dateMthFwd(systemdateget(),-5); ————————————> Backward to the 5 Months

 pause;

 Date to String Conversion
info(date2str(today(),123,2,2,2,2,4));
info(date2str(systemDateGet(),123,2,2,2,2,4));
info(date2str(DateTimeUtil::date(DateTimeUtil::getSystemDateTime()),123,2,2,2,2,4));
Get the time in milliseconds
str  milliSecondsAlive = int2str(winApi::getTickCount()); ——————–> Time in MilliSec
str  timeStr;
timeStr = strFmt(“%1 %2″, time2str(timeNow(), 3, 1), substr(milliSecondsAlive, strlen(milliSecondsAlive)-2, 2));

Date And Time Stuff

    str time1=”0.50″;

    TimeOfDay time;

    time = str2time(time1);

    info(strFmt(“%1″,time));                                                                   //convert time ToDate string

    info(strFmt(“%1″,dayName(dayOfMth(today()))));           // Name of the Day in String

reference : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa596607%28v=ax.10%29.aspx