# ToUnixEpoc (Date dateTime)

| **Name**    | ***ToUnixEpoc***                                                                       |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | ToUnixEpoc (Date dateTime)                                                             |
| Purpose     | To get a Unix Epoch value for the specified date time object.                          |
| Description | Returns a long integer representing Unix Epoch value                                   |
| Return Type | Int64                                                                                  |
| Parameter   | dateTime \[System.DateTime] – Date time object for which Epoch value will be returned. |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(118\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we will pass a valid date time value to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*dateTime* ­= 03/11/2009 10:20:40 AM

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(119\).png)

In the output window, you can see that the provided date time value has been converted into a Unix Epoch value.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(119\).png)


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