>> How can I construct an Applescript that will tell how many seconds it has
>> been
>> since I logged in? I've completely lost my bearings on a way to search for
>> this.
>
> Not seconds, but this will get you a string with a date/time in it.
> (This is what I use for an 'on since' stamp, anyway.)
>
> set the_user to the second word of ¬
> (characters (offset of "Users" in path to preferences as string) ¬
> through (length of (path to preferences as string)) of ¬
> (path to preferences as string) as string)
> set onSinceLine to paragraph 3 of (get do shell script "finger " & the_user)
>
> (I may be inappropriately mixing string types here, but I haven't had any
> problems using this to get a string. I'm staying clear of the 'string types'
> discussions on related lists. ;)
> --
A shortcut for this:
do shell script "uptime"
If you don't mind portability, you can also use Jon's Commands' "the ticks"
(elapsed 1/60 seconds since startup) command or "GetMilliSec" (elapsed
1/1000 seconds since startup). Google for it or take a look to
<http://www.osaxen.com/>.
jj
* I'm pretty sure, though, you can find here someone to tell you the "call
method" formula using the "NSDate" thingie.
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