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FromDate[date]

converts a date of the form {y,m,d,h,m,s} to an absolute number of seconds since the beginning of January 1, 1900.

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FromDate

FromDate has been superseded by functionality in AbsoluteTime since Version 6.0.

FromDate[date]

converts a date of the form {y,m,d,h,m,s} to an absolute number of seconds since the beginning of January 1, 1900.

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  • FromDate converts between the forms returned by DateList and AbsoluteTime.
  • FromDate assumes that both the date and the absolute time are to be given in the same time zone.
Wolfram Research (1991), FromDate, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FromDate.html.

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Wolfram Research (1991), FromDate, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FromDate.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1991. "FromDate." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FromDate.html.

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Wolfram Language. (1991). FromDate. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FromDate.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_fromdate, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FromDate}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FromDate.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_fromdate, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FromDate}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FromDate.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}