Convert date to seconds

[Andrew Kluthe]

disregard, after looking more closely at his email dar is correct
completely.


On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Andrew Kluthe <andrew at ctech.me> wrote:

> it gets midnight UTC, livecode changing the date FROM the time zone
> independent seconds gives you time zone differences.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Dar Scott <dsc at swcp.com> wrote:
>
>> I think it is the UTC seconds thing.  I think that changing a date to
>> seconds will get midnight of the day for the current time zone.  Somebody
>> in an more westerly timezone might see those seconds and the date will be
>> earlier.
>>
>> If it is on only one computer and the timezone will not change, then you
>> might be OK.
>>
>> The dateItems format for convert might be handy for coming up with a file
>> name format.
>>
>> Dar
>>
>> On Jul 18, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:
>>
>> > That's weird. I still get the 16th. Can anyone else confirm the 15th?
>> (not doubting you Dar)
>> >
>> > I might have to change this then…
>> >
>> > Tom
>> >
>> > -- Tom McGrath III
>> > http://lazyriver.on-rev.com
>> > mcgrath3 at mac.com
>> >
>> > On Jul 18, 2013, at 12:39 AM, Dar Scott <dsc at swcp.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >> When I converted it back earlier today, I got the 15th.  I guess there
>> is a problem related to timezones or something.
>> >>
>> >> Consider NAMEyyyymmdd.  It is easy to parse.  It lists in order.  It
>> is somewhat readable.  It is two characters shorter.
>> >>
>> >> Dar
>> >>
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> Andrew Kluthe
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Andrew Kluthe
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