Hi Bo It's optimized but is incorrect. The difference between two "dates" gives just the difference between the "days". Regards At 05:02 p.m. 28/10/99 -0700, you wrote: > >While we're on the subject of optimization, how about this? > >now - 1-1-1970 * 86400 > >Have fun! > > >On 28-Oct-1999/19:08:32+4:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>Hi >> >>Maybe can be optimized >> >>;---- >>ahora: now >>hms: parse to-string ahora/time ":" >>seconds-from: (ahora - make date! [1 1 1970]) * 86400 + ((to-integer hms/1) >>* 3600) + ((to-integer hms/2) * 60) + (to-integer hms/3) >>;---- >> >>regards >>At 04:57 p.m. 28/10/99 -0400, you wrote: >>> >>>In Perl <*shudder*> and Unix, you can use the number of seconds from the >>>Epoch (January 1, 1970) in programs. How can I do this in Rebol; i.e. get >>>the number of seconds from the Epoch? >>> >>>--Ralph -- Luis Marzulli e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caracas, VENEZUELA ---------------------------------------------------------- Earn money when you or your friends are on the Web click --> http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=BXX890
