I call it sqltime because it has to be formatted as hh:mm:ss.
function formatTime theTime, theFormat
/*
accepts any valid time and returns the form of the time specified in the
second parameter.
The valid formats are:
sql time: hh:mm:ss (Note: combining sql date from the formatDate() function
with the
sql time will produce a valid SQL date time type).
short time: LC short time format
abbreviated time: LC abbr time format (same as short time)
long time: LC long time format
seconds: the number of seconds since the prior midnight
military: the military time 00:00 - 23:59
*/
if theTime is empty then return empty
set the numberformat to "00"
switch theFormat
case "sql time"
convert theTime to dateitems
put (item 4 of theTime +0) & ":" & \
(item 5 of theTime +0) & ":" & \
(item 6 of theTime +0) into theTime
break
case "short time"
convert theTime to short time
break
case "abbreviated time"
convert theTime to abbreviated time
break
case "long time"
convert theTime to long time
break
case "seconds"
convert theTime to seconds
break
case "military"
set the itemdelimiter to ":"
if theTime contains "PM" then
add 12 to item 1 of theTime
end if
put word 1 of item 2 of theTime into item 2 of theTime
break
end switch
return theTime
end formatTime
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 17:23 , Bill Vlahos via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> I’m writing a countdown timer application and want to display the remaining
> time not as the number of seconds but in the format of HR:MIN:SEC left.
>
> For example 75 seconds would display as “0:1:15”.
> 130 seconds would display as “0:2:10”.
>
> I know how to do the math to figure it out but I’m wondering if there is a
> built in function to do this.
>
> Convert wants to deal with actual time so I would get something like “0:1:15
> PM”.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Vlahos
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