Convert date to seconds

[Dar Scott]

Will the create of file names be in the same time zone as the reader of file names?

On Jul 17, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:

> I am converting the short date (08/16/13) to seconds and I get 1376625600
> 
> My question is "Is the converted seconds always that many digits when converted from that type of date?" 
> 
> The reason I ask is I am making filenames by merging a name like "Thomas" or "Tom" with the date converted to seconds as in "Thomas1376625600.txt" or "Tom1376625600.txt" 
> 
> I would like to script this conversion like:
> 
> put char -10 to the number of chars of tFilename into tSeconds
> put char 1 to -10 of tFilename into tName
> 
> --put "1376625600" into tSeconds
> convert tSeconds to short date
> 
> and now tName should be either "Tom" or "Thomas" regardless of length and tSeconds will be "08/16/13" so I can use them in my app.
> 
> This will not work if the converted seconds ever gets longer ( over the next twenty or thirty years or so).
> 
> So, Does the converted seconds always stay at 10 digits in this scenario?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tom
> 
> -- Tom McGrath III
> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com
> mcgrath3 at mac.com
> 
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