Functions/Get-TruncatedDate.ps1
# source # https://www.reddit.com/r/usefulscripts/comments/9ghdzo/powershell_setdatetruncate_is_that_dumb_function/ function Get-TruncatedDate { <# .SYNOPSIS To truncate a date at a given level .DESCRIPTION To truncate a date at a given level .PARAMETER Date The date that you wish to truncate. .PARAMETER WhereToTruncate A string containing where in the date you wish to truncate. Has a ValidateSet against it of: 'Millisecond', 'Second', 'Minute', 'Hour', 'Day', 'Month' .PARAMETER IncludeOriginal A switch determining if you wish to see the original date in the output .EXAMPLE All of the following examples will be looking to truncate $testdate. Here is how $testdate is originally set. $prop = ([ordered] @{ Year = 2020 Month = 3 Day = 15 Hour = 11 Minute = 39 Second = 43 Millisecond = 780 }) $testdate = get-date @prop .EXAMPLE Example of truncating at Millisecond and including original date in output Get-TruncatedDate -Date $testdate -WhereToTruncate Millisecond -IncludeOriginal Original Where Truncated -------- ----- --------- 2020/03/15 11:39:43.780 MilliSecond 2020/03/15 11:39:43.000 .EXAMPLE Example of truncating at Second Get-TruncatedDate -Date $testdate -WhereToTruncate Second Sunday, March 15, 2020 11:39:00 AM .EXAMPLE Example of truncating at Minute Get-TruncatedDate -Date $testdate -WhereToTruncate Minute Sunday, March 15, 2020 11:00:00 AM .EXAMPLE Example of truncating at Hour Get-TruncatedDate -Date $testdate -WhereToTruncate Hour Sunday, March 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM .EXAMPLE Example of truncating at Day Get-TruncatedDate -Date $testdate -WhereToTruncate Day Sunday, March 1, 2020 12:00:00 AM .EXAMPLE Example of truncating at Month Get-TruncatedDate -Date $testdate -WhereToTruncate Month Wednesday, January 1, 2020 12:00:00 AM #> [CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact='None')] Param ( [Parameter(Position=0,ValueFromPipeline)] [datetime[]] $Date = $(Get-Date), [Parameter()] [ValidateSet('Millisecond', 'Second', 'Minute', 'Hour', 'Day', 'Month')] [string] $WhereToTruncate = 'Hour', [switch] $IncludeOriginal ) begin { Write-Verbose -Message "Starting $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)" } process { switch ($WhereToTruncate) { 'MilliSecond' { $Where = 'MilliSecond' $GD_Params = @{ MilliSecond = 0 } break } 'Second' { $Where = 'Second' $GD_Params = @{ MilliSecond = 0 Second = 0 } break } 'Minute' { $Where = 'Minute' $GD_Params = @{ MilliSecond = 0 Second = 0 Minute = 0 } break } 'Hour' { $Where = 'Hour' $GD_Params = @{ MilliSecond = 0 Second = 0 Minute = 0 Hour = 0 } break } 'Day' { $Where = 'Day' $GD_Params = @{ MilliSecond = 0 Second = 0 Minute = 0 Hour = 0 Day = 1 } break } 'Month' { $Where = 'Month' $GD_Params = @{ MilliSecond = 0 Second = 0 Minute = 0 Hour = 0 Day = 1 Month = 1 } break } } # end >> switch ($WhereToTruncate) foreach ($currentDate in $Date) { $ReturnVal = $currentDate | Get-Date @GD_Params if ($IncludeOriginal) { New-Object -TypeName 'psobject' -Property ([ordered] @{ Original = Get-Date $currentDate -Format 'yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.fff' Where = $Where Truncated = Get-Date $ReturnVal -Format 'yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.fff' }) } else { $ReturnVal } } } # end >> process {} end { Write-Verbose -Message "Ending $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)" } } # end >> function Get-TruncatedDate |