TO_UNIX_EPOCH_MILLIS

Converts a date to its Epoch (Unix) seconds representation.

Syntax

TO_UNIX_EPOCH_MILLIS(date)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Default Value
date	timestamp

Returns

bigint

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Examples

date	Output
timestamp '2018-03-10 08:55:12.456'	1520672112456

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 date,
        TO_UNIX_EPOCH_MILLIS(date) AS Output
    FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
    LET date = timestamp '2018-03-10 08:55:12.456'
    WHERE $commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time()
    LIMIT 1;

Query result

date	Output
timestamp '2018-03-10 08:55:12.456'	1520672112456