[open] Universal Time Stamps in 0.26

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• lvanderlinden

  September 2012 edited 6:39PM

  Hi Aaron,

  Yes, that's certainly possible. You can use the Python module 'time' for this:

  • http://docs.python.org/library/time.html

  If you read this documentation you can figure out what kind of time stamp is most appropriate for your purpose.

  The example below uses the function time.strftime() and returns the universal time formatted as "Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:26:07 +0000":

  # Import module:
  import time
  
  # Get universal time stamp:
  time = time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", time.gmtime())
  
  # And set the time, such that this variable is available in the interface
  # (e.g. the logger item) too:
  self.experiment.set("time_stamp", time)
  

  If you place an inline_script item with the above code (in the Run phase tab) immediately after the response item (but before the logger item) this will give the desired result: The variable "time_stamp" will be logged to the output file.

  And finally, please note that comparing the clocks works for very coarse synchronisation, but for more accurate synchronisation it's better to set up some sort of communication between the systems.

  I hope this helps! Please feel free to ask any further questions!

  Lotje

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• Aaron

  September 2012 edited 6:39PM

  Lotje,

  Thank you so much for the help! It's very much appreciated.

  Aaron