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TIMETOSEC()
Calculates the seconds since midnight
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Syntax
TIMETOSEC(<cTime>) --> nSeconds
Argument
<cTime> Designates a character string that contains the time in the
format "HH:MM:SS:hh". The default is the system time.
Returns
The returned value designates how many seconds have elapsed between
midnight and <cTime>. Hundredths of seconds are contained as a decimal
value.
Description
When computing time periods, or when adding times, it is simpler to deal
with seconds since midnight instead of time designations. These
calculations are simplified significantly. The SECTOTIME() function
converts the result into a time designation again. Starting from back
to front, you can omit the hundredths, seconds, and minutes from the
time string that is passed as a parameter. These values are then
assumed to be "00".
If you do not specify a parameter, the function uses the current time on
the system clock.
Examples
. A simple conversion:
? TIMETOSEC("12:44:33:22") // Result: 45873.22
. The period between two times is calculated. The result is
displayed in seconds:
cBegin := "12:55:44:33"
cEnd := "14:56:12:22"
? TIMETOSEC(cEnd) - TIMETOSEC(cBegin) // Period in seconds
. Possible formats:
? TIMETOSEC("12")
? TIMETOSEC("12:44)
? TIMETOSEC("12:44:33)
? TIMETOSEC("12:44:33:22")
See Also:
SECTOTIME()
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