MacScripter / Date and time that include Milliseconds

ame · 2018-06-08 09:09:03 am

Hi I would like to include in my detailed log of app the time stamp with milliseconds when a VerboseLog() handler is called.
At the moment I can write something like YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS but i miss the milliseconds.
Anyone has a solution using pure AppleScript or Asoc?

Stefano - Ame

t.spoon · 2018-06-08 10:25:03 am

I don't know of a way to do it in "pure" Applescript, but you can do it with a do shell script and Perl.

Applescript:
set UNIXtime to do shell script "perl -e 'use Time::HiRes qw(time); print time'"

Nigel Garvey · 2018-06-08 01:15:52 pm

With ASObjC:

Applescript:
use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use framework "Foundation"

set now to current application's class "NSDate"'s |date|()
set dateFormatter to current application's class "NSDateFormatter"'s new()
tell dateFormatter to setDateFormat:("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss.SSS")
set timeStamp to (dateFormatter's stringFromDate:(now)) as text

However, I don't imagine the clock on your computer will be that accurately set.

ame · 2018-06-08 02:31:07 pm

Hi Nigel,

W o n d e r f u l ! ! !
Exactly what I need. Thank you!!!

Stefano

DJ Bazzie Wazzie · 2018-06-10 07:51:57 am

With AppleScript Toolbox:

Applescript:
AST format date "yyyyMMdd-HHmmss.SSS"

t.spoon · 2018-08-16 03:26:09 pm

With Python:

Applescript:

do shell script "
/usr/bin/python <<END
from datetime import datetime
print datetime.now()
END"

t.spoon · 2018-08-16 04:06:09 pm

Or if you want the Python to spit out the requested formatting instead of doing it in Applescript (Python formatting code is shorter)

Applescript:

do shell script "
/usr/bin/python <<END
from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
print '%04d%02d%02d-%02d%02d%02d.%d' % (now.year,now.month, now.day,now.hour,now.minute,now.second, int(round((float(now.microsecond)/1000), 0)))
END"

This is rounding the fractional seconds to three decimal places (milliseconds) as requested.

If you want the full microseconds:

Applescript:
do shell script "
/usr/bin/python <<END
from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
print '%04d%02d%02d-%02d%02d%02d.%d' % (now.year,now.month, now.day,now.hour,now.minute,now.second, now.microsecond)
END"

#1 2018-06-08 09:09:03 am

Date and time that include Milliseconds

#2 2018-06-08 10:25:03 am

Re: Date and time that include Milliseconds

Applescript:

#3 2018-06-08 01:15:52 pm

Re: Date and time that include Milliseconds

Applescript:

#4 2018-06-08 02:31:07 pm

Re: Date and time that include Milliseconds

#5 2018-06-10 07:51:57 am

Re: Date and time that include Milliseconds

Applescript:

#6 2018-08-16 03:26:09 pm

Re: Date and time that include Milliseconds

Applescript:

#7 2018-08-16 04:06:09 pm

Re: Date and time that include Milliseconds

Applescript:

Applescript:

Board footer