How about using unix to do that? do shell script "date '+%m.%d.%y'" On Wednesday, May 21, 2003 02:13 PM, Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 01:57 PM, doug rogers wrote: > >>> Another crutch upon which have propped myself up is the dateToStamp >>> and >>> stampToDate commands in Tanaka's OSAX, and it's not immediately clear >>> to >>> me if >>> there's an alternate way in OS X to handle date manipulations like >>> that. >> >> You do know that all of Tanaka's Osax were written in HyperCard and >> compiled? I know it's no help really to anyone to know this, but just >> another illustration of a powerful and useful piece of software >> neglected. >> >Part of me was thinking how easy it a lot of this stuff is to do in >cocoa. If I had ambition and maybe a grilled spam and cheese sandwich >I would start writing it. > >-Mark > -- Yours truly, Mark Munro mailto:[log in to unmask] ------------------------------- Write Track Media, Inc. P.O. Box 1008 Milford, PA 18337 Tel: 570.296.9970 ext. 1 Web: http://www.wtmedia.com Write Track Media is dedicated to providing workflow automation solutions designed to help our clients eliminate repetition and focus on their highest creative potential. Memberships: Apple Consultants Network Apple Developer Connection FileMaker Solutions Alliance Adobe Solutions Network TECSoft Developers Consortium -------------------------------