Showing results for dates and times - Scripting Blog [archived]

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a good way to time how long it takes for a script to run? -- BN, Montreal, Canada Hey, BN. Probably the easiest way to do this is to let the script time itself. To accomplish that feat, set the first line of the script to this: This code simply sets the value of the variable dtmStart to the current date and time. Now...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m writing a script, and I need to know yesterday’s date. I can use Date() to figure out today’s date, but how do I figure out yesterday’s date?-- SS Hey, SS. You’re right; it’s easy to determine today’s date using a script: But what about yesterday’s date? Listen, we’ve got good news for you: it’s just as ...