Convert time to Windows NT format

Used to convert a time vector into the time format used by Windows NT. This is the number of 100-ns

Description

The Windows NT time format is the number of 100 nanosecond intervals that has passed since January 1, 1601. This m-file is used to convert a normal time vector into this Windows NT format.

The function take a time vector with the same format as the output of Matlab's 'clock' function and returns a value expressing the number of 100 nanosecond intervals that have passed

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2)

[Jos x@y.z]

Please check that your submission runs without errors!

And while you're fixing this, it would be nice to add a H1 line, and a description how to call this function, as well. (see any matlab standard help text for inspiration).

btw, according to your calculation there is no difference in 100 ns steps between (now) and (now+1s) ...

[Rick Towler]

This can also be done using the built-in MATLAB functions. Assuming you have a time in MATLAB serial time:

% offset in days between ML serial time and NT time
ML_NT_OFFSET = datenum(1601, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)

% convert the offset to 100 nano second intervals
% 60 * 60 * 24 * 10000000 = 864000000000
ML_NT_OFFSET = ML_NT_OFFSET * 864000000000

% convert your MATLAB serial time to 100 nano second intervals
matlabSerialTime = matlabSerialTime * 864000000000

% now subtract
ntTime = matlabSerialTime - ML_NT_OFFSET

Note that you'll see a loss of precision of around 10e-5 seconds which may or may not be an issue. I don't know if the function posted here is any better in that regard.