# How to get real date and time from dataset?

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There's a 32-post long thread started in 2012 on the topic.

- There are some script conversions to extract the date.
- There is an Expression Language conversion in post #27 for "the old Siemens Date\_AndTime" datatype to a string (usually a bad idea but could be modified to give a timestamp).
- There seems to be a simple solution in post #31, March 2024.

> [@SIEMENS Driver DATE\_AND\_TIME values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-date-and-time-values/5198/32):
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> There are one or two of the date/time types that are available over OPC UA with no fuss. I forget which ones... I can check in a bit. edit: use LDT in the PLC, it gets exposed via the Siemens OPC UA Server as an OPC UA DateTime value.

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