[Solved] Convert with variable

[redfield]

Hi All,
I would like to know why the following code results in expected "4:15 PM":

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convert "09:15 AM" to dateItems
add 7 to item 4 of it
convert it to time

Whereas this code:

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put "09:15 AM" into varTime
convert varTime to dateItems
add 7 to item 4 of it
convert it to time

results in ",,,7". So it seems that I can't throw the time string "09:15 AM" into a variable and then convert it?

[Klaus]

Hi Redfield,

in your first example you do not use a variable, so LC puts everything into IT.
The second example actually uses a variable, so you need to do this, too, of course!
This works:

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...
put "09:15 AM" into varTime
convert varTime to dateItems
add 7 to item 4 of varTime
convert varTime to time
put varTime
## -> 4:15 PM
...

Best

Klaus

[SparkOut]

Yes you can. But step through your code in the debugger and see the value of the it variable.
When you convert the variable varTime, there is no "it" variable - the converted value is in the varTime variable already.

You can either

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   put "09:15 AM" into varTime
   convert varTime to dateItems
   add 7 to item 4 of varTime
   convert varTime to time
   put varTime

or

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   put "09:15 AM" into varTime
   convert varTime to dateItems
   get varTime
   add 7 to item 4 of it
   convert it to time
   put it

[SparkOut]

Why do I always get outklaussed?

[Klaus]

Why do I always get outklaussed?

This is a rhetorical question, right?

[SparkOut]

Of course! You're obviously much klaussier than me!

[bogs]

Why do I always get outklaussed?

Huh, I didn't even make it to the gate~!

[sritcp]

One of these days, Klaus is going to answer a question before it is asked!

[redfield]

Thanks guys, can't believe that I didn't see this .

Have run into my next problem and again not getting it . Field fHours contains 10 and field fMinutes 15. I am expecting the output: 10:15 AM. But this code is giving me a strange output:

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put fld "fHours" & ":" & fld "fMinutes" & " AM" into varTime
answer varTime

Output:

[Klaus]

Script is coprrect, but are you really sure that fields "fHours" and "fMinutes" contain what you think they contain? Check for empty lines etc.

[redfield]

Weird, I thought I had checked this but seemingly there were still several carriage returns in one field. Looks okay now.