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 > mcgra...@mac.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
