Apple

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use framework "Foundation"

use scripting additions

set timeStr to "10:15"

set myDate to dateFromHoursMinutes(my findPattern:"\\d+" inString:timeStr)

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on dateFromHoursMinutes(hoursMinutesRecord) # Format "HH:MM" ':' may be any non-number character.

set {_hours, _minutes} to hoursMinutesRecord

tell (current date)

set time to 0

set time to time + (_hours * hours) + (_minutes * minutes)

return it

end tell

end dateFromHoursMinutes

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on findPattern:thePattern inString:theString

set theResult to {} -- we will add to this

set theNSString to current application's NSString's stringWithString:theString

set theOptions to ((current application's NSRegularExpressionDotMatchesLineSeparators) as integer) + ((current application's NSRegularExpressionAnchorsMatchLines) as integer)

set theRegEx to current application's NSRegularExpression's regularExpressionWithPattern:thePattern options:theOptions |error|:(missing value)

set theFinds to theRegEx's matchesInString:theNSString options:0 range:{location:0, |length|:theNSString's |length|()}

set theRanges to (theFinds's valueForKey:"range") as list -- so we can loop through

repeat with i from 1 to count of items of theRanges

set end of theResult to (theNSString's substringWithRange:(item i of theRanges)) as string

end repeat

return theResult

end findPattern:inString:

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References:
	>date syntax not working on 10.10.5? (From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>)
	>Re: date syntax not working on 10.10.5? (From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>)
	>Re: date syntax not working on 10.10.5? (From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>)
	>Re: date syntax not working on 10.10.5? (From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>)
	>Re: date syntax not working on 10.10.5? (From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>)
	>Re: date syntax not working on 10.10.5? (From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>)