Function to Convert a ColdFusion Date to a .NET Ticks Representation

getTicks.cfm

<cffunction name="getTicks" access="public" returntype="numeric" output="false" hint="Returns the number of .NET ticks representing a the given date."> 
	<cfargument name="dateValue" type="date" required="true" />
	
	<!--- 
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime.ticks(v=vs.71).aspx 
	http://stackoverflow.com/questions/386341/c-how-do-i-convert-ticks-to-minutes
	--->
	
	<cfset var ticksAtEpochZero = 621355968000000000 /> <!--- Number of .NET ticks at Epoch time (January 1 1970 00:00) --->
	<cfset var ticksPerSec = 10000000 />
	
	<!--- Get difference between Epoch time and the given date expressed as ticks --->
	<cfset var ticksAtDate = dateDiff("s", "January 1 1970 00:00", ARGUMENTS.dateValue) * ticksPerSec />
	
	<!--- Add this to our baseline ticks value --->
	<cfset var ticks = (ticksAtEpochZero + ticksAtDate) />
	
	<cfreturn trim(numberFormat(ticks, "99999999999999999")) />

</cffunction>