VALID_TIME

Script Function: Checks if a time is valid

Syntax

VALID_TIME ([Time Format;]Time)

Syntax

Description/Format

Time

Time in HHMMSS format

Format: script literal or script variable

(Optional) You can specify a different time format: enter the desired time format, a separator (: or ;) and the time.


Return codes

"Y" - Time is valid
"N" - Time is invalid

Optionally, you may specify a particular Date Format. The default Date Formats to be used are "YYMMDD" or "YYYYMMDD".You may only use a semicolon as a separator between Time Format and Time.

Examples

The example checks if the specified time is valid. The result (N) is output in the activation report.

:SET &RET#=VALID_TIME("HH:MM:SS;24:00:00")
:
PRINT &RET#

The second example gives a positive result (Y).

:SET &RET#=VALID_TIME("HH:MM:SS;00:00:00")
:
PRINT &RET#

See also:

seealso

Script Date and Time Functions

Date, Time and Period Formats in Scripts