I believe that when you convert a pure time to dateitems it assumes the current date. The date has no time component so it assumes midnight of the current date.
Bob S > On Oct 29, 2020, at 04:04 , Graham Samuel via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Just FYI, I think the dictionary is wrong or misleading in respect of what > the dateItems does. If you script this in the LC Message Box: > > put the date into t1 > convert t1 to dateItems > put t1 > > You get, e.g. > 2020,10,29,0,0,0,5 > > > but if you script > > put the english time into t1 > convert t1 to dateItems > put t1 > > You get e.g. > 2020,10,29,11,40,0,5 > > i.e if you specify the date, you only get the date; but if you specify the > time, you get the date thrown in. I could not deduce this from the > Dictionary, but maybe I am just poor at reading what it says. > > Graham > >> On 29 Oct 2020, at 09:29, Graham Samuel via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks Tore - I had forgotten the existence of dateItems. That of course >> will do the trick. BTW I was trying to create dates in standard UTC format, >> and now I can. >> >> Graham >> >>> On 28 Oct 2020, at 23:18, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> You can convert any given date to dateItems. Then you can use dateItems to >>> present the date in any format you like. A date converted to dateItems will >>> give you the following list of items: >>> >>> the year >>> the month number >>> the day of the month >>> the hour in 24-hour time >>> the minute >>> the second >>> the numeric day of the week where Sunday is day 1, Monday is day 2, and so >>> forth >>> All according to the Dictionary. >>> >>> To be sure that any valid date format is recognized as a date when you read >>> in the date you will like to convert, it is best to ask for the system date >>> or set the useSystemDate to true, as this will make all valid date formats >>> convert to dateItems. >>> >>> Best regards >>> Tore Nilsen >>>> 28. okt. 2020 kl. 22:58 skrev Graham Samuel via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >>>> >>>> A quick test seems to show that the DateFormat can’t be changed by a ‘set’ >>>> command. >>>> >>>> How then can I force a date to be in a given format? I’m really thinking >>>> of the difference between US and European dates, i.e >>>> >>>> d/m/y versus m/d/y >>>> >>>> Obviously for some types of use, an LC program should be able to force the >>>> format for consistency’s sake, regardless of where in the world it’s being >>>> run. >>>> >>>> Can it be done? >>>> >>>> Graham >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
