First of all that date cannot be converted in that format. Secondly, try convert "Jun 6 2019 09:05:21" to seconds
Bob S > On Jun 6, 2019, at 11:40 , Glen Bojsza via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I'm pondering the easiest way to do a linear scale based on date and time > data. > > My thoughts are that if you can change 06-Jun-2019;09:05:21 to epoch > seconds then it would possible to take all the similar timestamped data and > change it to seconds thus using it as an "x-axis" scale for graphing > purposes. > > Of course after the scale is done and the determination of the number of > ticks used (i think it would be between 5 and 10 ) then you could reverse > the tick marks labels from seconds back to time. > > I guess my difficulty is is getting 06-Jun-2019;09:05:21 converted to > seconds. I have gone through several of the dictionary details around > converting but have not found a solution... > > Any suggestions? > > thanks, > > Glen _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode