Time checks

[dellyjm]

Hi everyone.

I'm a VB developer using fox. Fox is new to me.

How do i compare time variables? e.g. Time() > "10:00:02"

Delton.

 

[jimstarr]

Hi Delton,

You've got the format right. Time variables are stored in 8-character format, hh:mm:ss. Comparison is as with any character strings.

Jim

 

[CDavis]

Hi Delton,

I havent' used the Time() function much but I just did some testing.

Assuming that the current time is 08:00:00 you would get the following results.

? Time() > "07:00:00" && evaluate the expression and print the results to the screen
.T. && Returns True

? Time() > "09:00:00" && Returns False
.F.

Hope that helps and maybe others will respond with other ideas.

Chuck Davis

 

[dellyjm]

Ok, good.

Now how do i find out the difference in minutes.

When I say minutes = time() - "10:00:02" i don't get the desired results.

How can i know how many minutes between timex and timey?

Delton.

 

[jimstarr]

If you want to do time arithmetic I find it easier to create the variables as datetimes. Datetime variables can be added, subtracted, compared, etc.

x = time()
x = x + 7 && doesn't work

x = datetime()
x = x + 7 && works

Jim