Converting times

Sarah sarahr at genesearch.com.au
Wed Nov 5 21:04:30 EST 2003


Hi Jonathon,

I get the correct answers using OS X 10.2.8 and set to Australian time 
BUT I am in Queensland so I'm not on daylight saving. I wonder is that 
a factor. Could you try converting to "the internet date"? Using your 
8:17 am example, I get: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 08:17:00 +1000

Another test you could try is to insert a line saying "set the 
useSystemDate to true"
I never found that this was necessary for times, only for dates, but it 
might provide a clue as to what is happening.

Cheers,
Sarah

On Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 11:36  am, JonathanC at ag.nsw.gov.au 
wrote:

> 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
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