EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP

Convert a date or timestamp string to a date or timestamp, autodetecting the date format.

Syntax

EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP(datetime)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Default Value
datetime	string	Convert a date or timestamp string to a date or timestamp, autodetecting the date format.

Returns

timestamp

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Examples

datetime	Output
'2017-09-25 22:11:00'	timestamp '2017-09-25 22:11:00'
'2017-09-25T22:11:12Z'	timestamp '2017-09-25 22:11:12'
'2017-09-25T22:11:12.1Z'	timestamp '2017-09-25 22:11:12.100'
'2017-09-25T22:11:12.12Z'	timestamp '2017-09-25 22:11:12.120'
'2017-09-25T22:11:12.123Z'	timestamp '2017-09-25 22:11:12.123'
'2018-03-19'	timestamp '2018-03-19 00:00:00'
'2018_Mar_21_17:59:05.689'	timestamp '2018-03-21 17:59:05.689'
'2018_Mar_21'	timestamp '2018-03-21 00:00:00'
'2018_Mar_21_00:59:05.689 America/Los_Angeles'	timestamp '2018-03-21 07:59:05.689'
'March 21, 2018 00:59:05.689 America/Los_Angeles'	timestamp '2018-03-21 07:59:05.689'
'03/21/2020 00:59:05.689'	timestamp '2020-03-21 00:59:05.689'
'03/11/2020 00:59:05.689 America/Los_Angeles'	timestamp '2020-03-11 07:59:05.689'
'03/11/2020 00:59:05.689 America/Los_Angeles'	timestamp '2020-03-11 07:59:05.689'
'21/11/2020 00:59:05.689 America/Los_Angeles'	timestamp '2020-11-21 08:59:05.689'
'https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/33-Rohde-Ave-St-Augustine-FL-32084/2099072901_zpid/'	timestamp '2099-07-29 01:00:00'

Transformation job example

SQL

CREATE JOB function_operator_example
    ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data 
  MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
    SELECT datetime,
        EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP(datetime) AS Output
    FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
    LET datetime = '2017-09-25 22:11:00'
    WHERE $commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time()
    LIMIT 1;

Query result

datetime	Output
'2017-09-25 22:11:00'	timestamp '2017-09-25 22:11:00'