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Re: Date trouble
From:
Barry Wainwright <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:03:23 +0100
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On 20/10/06 13:12, "W. Thomas Leroux" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hey all, I'm having what I think is a simple problem, but I can't seem
> to find a solution.
> 
> Currently:
> set current_time to ((current date) as string)
> 
> Generates:
> "Friday, October 20, 2006 8:03:57"
> 
> What I would like to get is "2006-10-20 08:03:57", can some kind soul
> point me in the correct direction?  Thanks.
> 
> Thomas

tell (current date) to (it's year as text) & "-" & (it's month as integer) &
"-" & it's day & " " & it's time string
-- 
Barry

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