Subject Re: time() funtion From Mustansir Ghor <mustan31@hotmail.com> Date Sun, 24 Jul 2022 06:45:36 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Dear Mervyn Sir Thank you. Regards Mustansir Mervyn Bick Wrote: > On 2022/07/24 11:24, Mustansir Ghor wrote: > > Dear All > > > > Can time() function be compared with arithmetic operators as time value? > > > > Best Regards > > Mustansir > > Yes, but ..... :-( > > Time() returns the system time as a character string. If the computer > returns time in 24h format then  '11:01:10' < '13:01:20' returns true. > If the computer returns time in 12h format then '11:01:10 AM' < > '01:01:20 PM' returns false. > > It depends on what you are doing but ctot() will covert the character > string returned by time() to a time value. > > Both ctot('11:01:10') < ctot('13:01:20') and ctot('11:01:10 AM') < > ctot(01:01:20 PM') will return true irrespective of whether the computer > returns time in 12h or 24h format. > > Mervyn. > > >