Get the time

[mbuta]

What would be the easiest way to determine the current time and put in a form that can be evaluated?

For example:

....
if (vTime > 630 || vTime <= 730) {...}

630 is 6:30am and 730 is 7:30am.

Thank you.

[dloomis]

I do this

function preMain()
{
var today;
var CurMinutes;//0-59 minutes
var CurTime; //hr*100+min
var CurHours; //0-23 hours
var CurSeconds;//0-59 seconds
}
function main()
{
today =new Date;
CurHours =today.getHours();
CurMinutes=today.getMinutes();
CurTime =CurHours * 100 + CurMinutes * 1;
CurSeconds=today.getSeconds();
if(CurSeconds<10){CurSeconds="0"+CurSeconds;}

if( CurTime >= StartTradingTime
&& CurTime <= EndTradingTime)
...
}

[mbuta]

Thanks. I'll do it.

[DionLoy]

Note that dloomis' code retrieves the current time as it is set on your computer at the moment that this is run. If you want to retrieve the time of the current BAR, then use the:

getHour()
getMinute()
getSecond() functions.