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function ENCODE-UNIVERSAL-TIME

Syntax:

encode-universal-time second minute hour date month year `&optional` time-zone

=> universal-time

Arguments and Values:

second, minute, hour, date, month, year, time-zone---the corresponding parts of a decoded time. (Note that some of the nine values in a full decoded time are redundant, and so are not used as inputs to this function.)

universal-time---a universal time.

Description:

encode-universal-time converts a time from Decoded Time format to a universal time.

If time-zone is supplied, no adjustment for daylight savings time is performed.

Examples:

     (encode-universal-time 0 0 0 1 1 1900 0) =>  0
     (encode-universal-time 0 0 1 4 7 1976 5) =>  2414296800
    ;; The next example assumes Eastern Daylight Time.
     (encode-universal-time 0 0 1 4 7 1976) =>  2414293200

Affected By: None.

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

decode-universal-time, get-decoded-time

Notes: None.

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