what is win32_NTLogEvent time generated format

Question

what is the meaning of eventlog time generated value in wmi "20061101185842.000000-000".

when i am using windows event viewer it gives the date and time format as " 2/13/2013 4:05:15 PM " but when i am accessing it in win32_NTLogEvent, it gives the format as "20061101185842.000000-000".

please clear my doubt...

Thanks in advance...

Answer 1

The WMI uses the Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) format, try these articles for more information.

• Working with Dates and Times using WMI
• Converting WMI Dates to a Standard Date-Time Format
• WMI Date and Time Format (Windows)

Answer 2

You can convert it to DateTime like this:

ManagementDateTimeConverter.ToDateTime(yourValue);

where yourValue is a string like this: "20061101185842.000000-000"