convert to seconds issue

[larry at significantplanet.org]

thanks Jacqueline,
I didn't know about the centuryCutoff, but I had experimented and found out 
that it does always  work by supplying the 4-digit year.  I just wish the 
documentation in LC was better, but that's why this forum is so great!
Larry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Landman Gay" <jacque at hyperactivesw.com>
To: "How to use LiveCode" <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: convert to seconds issue


> On 4/15/14, 7:58 AM, larry at significantplanet.org wrote:
>> But as soon as I go to:
>>
>> 4/15/35 6:47 AM  (2035) or higher, LC won't convert it, but just leaves 
>> it as the date/time
>>
>> I'm using 6.1.1 (rc 4) on XP Service Pack 3
>
> I don't have 6.1.1 currently installed but I tried it with 6.1.3 and it 
> works fine, at least on a Mac. However, you'll get a negative number of 
> seconds because the "35" will be interpreted as 1935 unless you change the 
> centuryCutoff. It's easier to supply the full 4-digit year, which will 
> always work.
>
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> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
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