ClockToSeconds ?

[RizlaUK]

ok, been playing with a project and i need to take a clock value "HH:MM:SS" and convert it back to the number of seconds passed since "00:00:00"

before i go writeing a over complicated function, is there a one line lua trick (im thinking string.format but i just dont know how)

any ideas ?

[Imagine Programming]

It's not one line, but i guess it will work though

function string.mid(str, nStart, nNumOfChars)
	if(type(str)~="string")then error("Argument 1, string expected!",2);return -1;end
	if(type(nStart)~="number")then error("Argument 2, number expected!",2);return -1;end
	if(type(nNumOfChars)~="number")then error("Argument 3, number expected!",2);return -1;end
	
	local nEnd=(nStart+nNumOfChars)-1
	if(nNumOfChars==-1)then
		nEnd=-1;
	end
	return string.sub(str, nStart, nEnd);
end
function string.timetoseconds(strTime)
    local Hour = string.mid(strTime, 1, 2);
    local Minute = string.mid(strTime, 4, 2);
    local Second = string.mid(strTime, 7, 2);
    return ((tonumber(Hour)*(60*60))+(tonumber(Minute)*60)+tonumber(Second))
end
print(tostring(string.timetoseconds("12:06:26")));

[RizlaUK]

cool, a pure lua reply too

thanks CB :yes

[Imagine Programming]

cool, a pure lua reply too

thanks CB :yes

Np, always happy to help btw, check inbox

[Dermot]

Since AMS as a Mid function you only need

function string.timetoseconds(strTime)
    local Hour = String.ToNumber(String.Mid(strTime, 1, 2));
    local Minute = String.ToNumber(String.Mid(strTime, 4, 2));
    local Second = String.ToNumber(String.Mid(strTime, 7, 2));
    return ((Hour*(60*60))+(Minute*60)+Second)
end

[Imagine Programming]

I figured Rizla likes plain lua, so i placed the string.mid function in it

[Mikhail]

ok, been playing with a project and i need to take a clock value "HH:MM:SS" and convert it back to the number of seconds passed since "00:00:00"

before i go writing a over complicated function, is there a one line lua trick (im thinking string.format but i just don't know how)

any ideas ?

A simple solution:

n_unixtime_start = os.time();
n_unixtime_base = os.time{year=1970, month=1, day=1, hour=0};

Application.Sleep(3000); -- put something to do here :-)

n_unixtime_end = os.time();
n_unixtime_diff = os.difftime(n_unixtime_end,n_unixtime_start) + n_unixtime_base;

Dialog.Message("Notice", os.date("%X", n_unixtime_diff), MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);

[RizlaUK]

A simple solution:

its not for time/date, its for audio timing, but thanks anyway :yes

I figured Rizla likes plain lua, so i placed the string.mid function in it

that i do, i have been working on a lua 5.1 project with CB and i asked for "lua tips"

btw CB, is that function already in the includes ? , if so then i had it on my hdd all along ... doh!

[Imagine Programming]

The string.mid function was, but the string.timetoseconds wasn't lol. I guess you can add it now