macOS minutes is how many hours in applescript

[bob5731]

minutes is how many hours in applescript

set mins to ""
display dialog "Enter Mins to HR" default answer mins
set mins to text returned of result
set answer to mins / 60
display dialog answer

 

[GimmeSlack12]

I believe Applescript takes integers as seconds, therefore 3600 seconds = 1 hour.

 

[bob5731]

can you all fix the code.
it is not for school.

 

[mysterytramp]

What purpose is HR? You calculate then never use it.

mt

 

[bob5731]

no purpose

 

[mysterytramp]

What is there to fix? It seems to work, that is, if by working it's supposed to put up a dialog of a decimal.

 

[bob5731]

I can not use a decimal. I need format 00:00

 

[mysterytramp]

Hope you get an A

on twodigit(f)
	if f < 10 then
		return "0" & f as string
	else
		return f
	end if
end twodigit



set mins to 0
display dialog "Convert total minutes to HH:MM" default answer mins
set mins to text returned of result
set H to mins div 60
set M to mins mod 60

set Hstring to twodigit(H)
set Mstring to twodigit(M)
display dialog Hstring & ":" & Mstring