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Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:25 am**

Hi Guys,

My source is a flat file. I have a timestamp column coming as Varchar. THe data is in the format 2011-02-02T14:05:35.

I need to load it to Timestamp Column.

I am using the below transformation in Transformer.

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StringToTimestamp(Link1.Col1,"%YYYY-%MM-%DDT%hh:%mm:%ss")

But i am getting the below error.

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APT_CombinedOperatorController,0: Caught exception from runLocally(): APT_ParseError: Parsing parameters "%yyyy-%mm-%ddT%hh:%mm:%ss" for conversion "timestamp=timestamp_from_ustring[%yyyy-%mm-%dd %hh:%nn:%ss](ustring)": APT_Conversion_String_TimeStamp: Invalid format [%yyyy-%mm-%ddT%hh:%mm:%ss] used for string_from_time type conversion.

I know we can split it to date and time and then concatanate it. But i like to understand why my transformation is failing.

Cheers!!!!

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:39 am**

Because of the 'T' and thus your use of "%DDT" in the mask. Convert it to a space and then convert the timestamp like 'normal'.

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:32 am**

Thanks for your help chulett.

You mean to replace "T" with " " and then convert it to Timestamp. But i gues there is no Replace Function in Parallel job.

Really appreciate your help.

Cheers!!!

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:17 pm**

There is, however, a Convert() function which converts one character with another. Same thing, really.

Posted: **Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:29 am**

Hi,

I think no need to convert any thing you can directly use StringToTimestamp function.
I have used the following function it is working fine

StringToTimestamp('2011-02-02T14:05:35',"%yyyy-%mm-%dd %hh:%nn:%ss")

Thanks,
Sreekanth

Posted: **Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:08 am**

That's... interesting. It would seem it doesn't care what comes between the "dd" and "hh" elements. I thought it would be pickier than that.

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Need to load "2011-02-02T14:05:35" to Timestamp co

Need to load "2011-02-02T14:05:35" to Timestamp co