Converting times

[JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au]

I wrote:
> I tried this is the multi-line message box:
> 
> ask "Enter a time:" with "8:17 am"
> convert it to secs
> convert it to short time
> answer it
> 
> ... and the result was "9:17 am"
> 
> [snip]
> 
> What's going on here?

"J. Landman Gay" <jacque at hyperactivesw.com> replied:
> Do your scripts have anything in them besides what you posted? I just 
> tried all three examples and correctly got "8:17 AM" each time.

Nope, exactly as written - in the message box.

I tried restarting my Mac and doing it again - still the same.
I even tried it on a Windows PC - still the same.

Details:
Mac PowerBook G4 Titanium, OS X 10.2.8, Rev 2.1, International time 
region: Australia (12-hour clock)
PC Compaq DeskPro, Windows 2000, Rev 2.1, Regional time settings: "h:mm:ss 
tt"
Currently on daylight saving time (getting desperate to find an 
explanation! :-) )

Regards,

Jonathan Cooper
Manager of Information / Website
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

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