Clock zero question?

[twister]

After I convert 2400 time into hour and minute counters, is there a simple way to keep the zeros?

example:
1305 - mid$ into two counters
counter hour: 13, to text string stays 13
counter minute: 05, to text string becomes 5
added together in a text string becomes 13:5 or 1:5 P.M.

If a solution is merely an object, is it java compatible?

I can do a work around by comparing the text len against 2, but I'm hoping there's a straight forward solution.

thanks

[lost_child]

You might try something like this:

("counter minute")< 10
Set alterable string to: "0"+Str$value("counter minute")

("counter minute")>= 10
Set alterable string to: Str$value("counter minute")

[LB]

Can't you just force the counter to two digits in the properties?

[twister]

lost_child, I'll try it - I remember seeing something posted that was similar, but the equation was all in the change string, but now I can't find it.

LB, yes it works as a counter, but when you set the counter into a string, the zero is dropped.

Can anybody remember the post(s) which addressed this?

[LB]

I have an idea:

Left$("00", 2-Len("NUMBER HERE"))+"NUMBER HERE" should give it the correct number of zeros

[twister]

Thanks LB, that's the one

Last night searching my computer, I finally found this one from that post I can't find.

Left$("0",2-Len(Str$(value("Minutes"))))+Str$(value("Minutes") )+":"+Left$("0",2-Len(Str$(value("Seconds"))))+Str$(value("Seconds") )

Thanks for the help