Hi Lee,
> I am using the following script, but the variable 'difference' is
> being set to odd values -
> (I was expecting the format to be the same as that of 'the long time').
'the long time' return you a string
you should use 'the milliseconds', that will return you an integer (which
value is the number of milliseconds since the computer - or the OS - has
started ... IIRC)
Using these integer values enable youto manipulate them using arithmetic
operators (-, +)
And if you want to see this difference in a more 'elegant and end-user
friendly', ehere comes a little movie script that will do all you want
easily:
here is a little sample done in the message window:
put the milliseconds
-- 51513422
nTime1 = the milliseconds
-- here I wait a few seconds
nTime2 = the milliseconds
put nTime2-nTime1
-- 14481
put MillisecondsToReadableTime(nTime2-nTime1)
-- " 00:00:14.48 "
put MillisecondsToReadableTime(nTime2-nTime1, #mmss)
-- "00:14"
on MillisecondsToReadableTime (nTime, yFormat) -----------------------
--
-- INPUTS : nTime: #integer : the milliseconds amount to convert to
-- a readable time string
-- {yFormat} #symbol in the following list
-- #hhmmsscc <- default
-- #hhmmss
-- #hhmm
-- #mmsscc
-- #mmss
--
-- framesToHMS tip by James Newton [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
-------
tTime = framesToHMS(nTime, 1000, 0, 1)
case yFormat of
#hhmmsscc: strTime = ""& tTime
#hhmmss: strTime = ""& tTime.char[1..9]
#hhmm: strTime = ""& tTime.char[1..7]
#mmsscc: strTime = ""& tTime.char[5..11]
#mmss: strTime = ""& tTime.char[5..9]
otherwise: strTime = ""& tTime
end case
return strTime
end -- MillisecondsToReadableTime
hope this helps,
.s�b
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