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Stating The Time

Tidied up the time routine a bit to include AM and PM and some other stuff...

Enjoy!


#________________________________________________

Print ("+---------------------+")
Print ("| Announcing the time |")
Print ("+---------------------+")


# say("The time is ")


IF ($hour>12)
$hour_word=$hour-12
$hour_word+":"
ENDIF
IF ($Minute = 0)
Say ("$hour")
goto (AM_PM)
ELSEIF ($minute 1 and $hour<12)
say ("a.m.")
ELSE
say ("p.m.")
ENDIF


halt()


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United Kingdom
#1  
Awesome, this should help Josh out with his project too.
PRO
New Zealand
#2  
Made a few mods so this can be called over and over again without getting confused


# ------|
# Time |
# ------|

:Initialise
$hour_word=$hour
say("The time is " )

IF ($hour>12)
$hour_word=$hour-12
Elseif ($hour="0" )
$hour_word=12
ENDIF

$hour_word+":"

IF ($Minute = 0)
Say ("$hour" )
goto (AM_PM)
ELSEIF ($minute <10)
Say ("$minute minutes past $hour_word" )
ELSE
say("$hour_word $minute" )
goto(AM_PM)
ENDIF
halt()

:AM_PM
IF ($hour<12)
say ("a.m." )
ELSE
say ("p.m." )
ENDIF


halt()
Canada
#3  
Much appreciated Tameion for all your scripts! They are great as is and also for modify/adapting/learning to unique circumstances!
Netherlands
#4  
i think i'll use this as a wake up alarm for my robot! thank you for sharing.:D
Canada
#5  
not to mention its beeroclock time!
#6  
@Tameion

When trying to run this script I get a error here?

$hour_word+":"

What am I doing wrong?

Herr
United Kingdom
#7  
Try

Code:


say("The time is " )

IF ($hour>12)
  $hour_word=$hour-12
ELSE
  $hour_word=$hour
ENDIF

IF ($hour_word=0)
  $hour_word=12
ENDIF

IF ($Minute = 0)
  Say ("$hour_word" )
ELSEIF ($minute <10)
  Say ("$minute minutes past $hour_word" )
ELSE
  say("$hour_word $minute" )
ENDIF

IF ($hour<12)
  say ("a.m." )
ELSE
  say ("p.m." )
ENDIF



Removed some redundant code and fixed a couple of errors.
To be honest I'm not sure what the $hour_word+":" was for, it didn't look like it was needed.

Hope you don't mind my doing that @tameion
#8  
@Rich

Sorry but recieved an error too.

Syntax Error on line 12. This command requires 0 parameters. You passed one parameters.

I believe line 12 here is

Else say("$hour_word $minute")
United Kingdom
#9  
That should be on 2 lines.
Else
Say("$hour_word $minute")
#10  
@Rich


Works:)

Thanks for the help, very grateful:)
I think it's about time I try my hand at a little scripting.
I took a couple of programming classes MANY years back so we will see just how much a old man can remember ... lol

Your a good asset to our community, hope you keep up the good work!

Herr
PRO
New Zealand
#11  
@Rich & @ Herr Ball

Hi Guys

Apologies @Herr Ball for the error in the script and thanks @Rich for the modifications.

@Rich - The $hour_word+":" was purely cosmetic and designed to make the printout in the script window look correct. If I remember it worked fine in the version of ARC at the time so I am going to blame the error on @DJSures for upgrading the code. (NOT! - LOL)

I smacked my own hand for this one - If we post we have an obligation to make sure our scripts work.... and I guess that extends to making sure they work in later updated versions of the code.

Fortunately we have a pritty good forum and awesome people like yourself willing to contribute, correct and educate.

Myself I do what I can but life is pritty full on and unless I make time I ain't got time - that's why I need robots and A.I.'s to do 'stuff' for me.....



@Tameion
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