How to convert seconds to hⓂs and d:h:m:s

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#1

How do I convert seconds to hours, minutes, seconds and days, hours, minutes, seconds

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#2

Use some extremely simple math.

local seconds = 242
local mins = seconds/60
local hours = mins/60
local days = hours/24

And to reverse:

local days = 83
local hours = days*24
local mins = hours*60
local seconds = mins*60
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#3

Let “s” be seconds.

Minutes = 60*s
Hours = 60*60*s
Days = 24*60*60*s

Simply reverse the operations and divide if you’re going the other way around

#4

But then it will display 242 seconds

#5

242 was just an example, you don’t need that.

#6

Ik but I am talking about using os.time and getting a bigger number that I later use to get the hrs mins and secs

#7

Here, use this function.

local function toDHMS(s)
	return ("%i:%02i:%02i:%02i"):format(s/60^2/24, s/60^2, s/60%60, s%60)
end

local seconds = 283
toDHMS(seconds)
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#8

https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/lua-docs/os

Use the os.difftime() function.

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#9 
local function SecondsToString(seconds)
    local days = math.floor(seconds / 86400)
    local hours = math.floor(seconds % 86400 / 3600)
    local minutes = math.floor(seconds % 3600 / 60)
    seconds = math.floor(seconds % 60)
    return string.format("%d:%02d:%02d:%02d", days, hours, minutes, seconds)
end
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Days Hours Minutes Timer?
#10

How about seconds to HMS? Hours, minutes, seconds

#11

For HMS:

local function toHMS(s)
	return ("%02i:%02i:%02i"):format(s/60^2, s/60%60, s%60)
end

local seconds = 283
toHMS(seconds)

@Philipceo90

#12

Use this instead:


local function toHMS(s)
	return ("%02i:%02i:%02i"):format(s/60^2, s/60%60, s%60)
end

local seconds = 283
toHMS(seconds) — toDHMS -> toHMS
#13

That’s the same thing… it’s the same exact script.

#14

No, you said toDHMS() instead of toHMS(), and then changed it right when I corrected you

I don't know how to make it so it say "Update starts in hour:minute:second" on os.time
#15

I must have edited right when you posted that

#16

Probably so.

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#17

How would I add months years also where do u find all this info

#18

A long time ago when I needed it I searched the DevForum and found that. It’s just some basic string manipulation that you can learn off the DevHub.

You can use os.date() (you could actually use the for h:m:s and d:h:m:s aswell)

local curDateInSeconds = os.time()
local seconds = 35869214
local formatted = os.date("!%Y:%m:%H:%M:%S", (curDateInSeconds + seconds))

print(formatted) --2023:09:19:03:21
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#19

could i use string.format tho cause i use tick() as os.time doesnt work properly for some reason

#20

They’re not the same thing. Format only allows you to insert variables into a string. You just need to keep dividing or multiplying depending on which direction you need to go.