This command allows you to convert a value from or to a time, error,
or log event value.
Syntax
The syntax varies depending on the value you choose to convert.
Value to convert
Syntax
time number to string
convert t <value>
string to time number
convert s <time_mask> <value>
error tuple to three part error
convert e <value>
three part error to error tuple
convert e <category> <function>
<number>
log event type number to string
convert l <log_event_type>
Parameters
value
Value to be converted.
time_mask
The date/time format to be used for the string-to-numeric conversion.
The default is the current date/time format specified by the Process Engine's
configuration file, if set, or by the server's operating system.
category
The first set of three numbers in an error tuple.
function
The second set of three numbers in an error tuple.
number
The third set of three numbers in an error tuple.
log_event_type
The number associated with a specific log event.
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