Set time now

I have an array of Time Stamps that I want to set to the Time Now when the user clicks a button for that purpose. I get the current time and format it to my liking. I'm just not sure how to convert it back to a time stamp and stuff it back into the array. Well, I know how to get it back into the array, it's just the conversion from string to time stamp I'm not sure about.
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Why not put the timestamp directly into the array? The Format Date/Time String is for display purposes only. Converting it to a string and then back to the timestamp is not necessary if you simply want to place the current time into the array.
Mark Yedinak
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