Need system time in seconds - Solved

[DR White]

I am trying to build a timer for a game. I need to subtract the start time from the finish time. I also need to display the current lapse time every second.

I have tried the following code, but it did not give me system time in seconds:

convert the date && the time to seconds
put the date && the time into field "Display"

Any suggestions would be appreciated,

David

[Dixie]

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put the seconds

This will give you the time 'now'... It might be worth you having a look at 'dateItems' in the dictionary...

[FourthWorld]

"the long time" may also be useful, as it provides a readable time format that includes seconds, e.g. "9:35:51 PM".

[DR White]

Richard,

I tried "the long time" approach yesterday, but could not get it converted to seconds.
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Dixie,

"Put the seconds" works great,

Thank each of you for your help,

David

[Randy Hengst]

You might have already noticed this, but you can also
put the long seconds

[dunbarx]

Each format has its strrngths and weaknesses, and some are subsumed by others.

But what was wrong with the "long time"?

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on mouseUp
   get the long time
   convert it to seconds
   answer it
end mouseUp

Craig Newman