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datesFromStrings:format:
Supply the format string you wish to use to convert the strings to NSDates. For example: "yyyy-MM-dd".
See http://unicode.org/reports/tr35/tr35-31.html#Date_Format_Patterns for format rules.
+ (NSArray *)datesFromStrings:(NSArray *)arrayOfStrings format:(NSString *)formatString
arrayOfStrings = list of date strings
formatString = the format string to use
An array of NSDates
Version 1.0.0
use scripting additions
use framework "Foundation"
use script "BridgePlus"
load framework
set dateStrings to {"2015.11.19 12:30:00", "2016.02.03 03:15:30"}
set theDates to current application's SMSForder's datesFromStrings:dateStrings |format|:"yyyy.MM.dd HH.mm.ss"
--> (NSArray) {(NSDate) 2015-11-19 01:30:00 +0000, (NSDate) 2016-02-02 16:15:30 +0000}
ASify from theDates
--> {date "Thursday, 19 November 2015 at 12:30:00 PM", date "Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 3:15:30 AM"}
theDates as list -- in 10.10 produces NSDates
--> {2015-11-19 01:30:00 +0000, 2016-02-02 16:15:30 +0000}
theDates as list -- in 10.11 produces AS dates
--> {date "Thursday, 19 November 2015 at 12:30:00 PM", date "Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 3:15:30 AM"}