Date from LiveCode to Applescript

[zryip theSlug]

On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Yves COPPE <yvescoppe at skynet.be> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I make a manipulation of date and time in LiveCode and put the it into a variable : tFinalDate
>
> now I'd like to use this var into an applescript command ...
>
>   put "tell application "&quote&"iCal"&quote&cr& \
>          "tell calendar "&quote&theCal&quote&cr& \
>
> here comes the incorporation of the variable
>          "set theDueDate to tFinalDate + 2 * days"&cr& \
>
> How can I do that ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Greetings.
>
> Yves COPPE
> yvescoppe at skynet.be

Hi Yves,

Assuming the variable "tFinalDate" contains a date time like
"11/26/2010 10:00", you have to convert it as an applescript date. For
doing that you can use the AS date function like this:

 "set theDueDate to date("&quote&tFinalDate&quote&") + 2 * days"&cr& \


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