variant_date_to_timestamp

Converts a variant date/time value to Unix timestamp

&reftitle.description; ``int``null```variant_date_to_timestamp` `variant` `variant`

Converts `variant` from a `VT_DATE` (or similar) value into a Unix timestamp. This allows easier interopability between the Unix-ish parts of PHP and COM.

&reftitle.parameters;

`variant`

- The variant.

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Returns a unix timestamp, or &null; on failure.

&reftitle.seealso;

- `variant_date_from_timestamp`
- `date`
- `strftime`