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ChromeFoundry

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6. Looks like it does something like...

Reply to Phillip McCleod (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 03:32 PM

Mar 2013

Accepts up to two numeric inputs: Hours and Minutes..
It then calculates the the total number of seconds specified by the input parameters.
Does a little date/time validation.
Sleeps for the calculated number of seconds.
Reads a single character from standard-input.
Then kills itself.

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Maybe I'm way off.. it's been a lot of years since I've done anything notable with UNIX.
I think I could probably rewrite that in PowerShell in less than 70 characters

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javascript? (nt) NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #1

uh-oh. GONG! Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #2

you deserve a hint though. 'script' was correct. BING-BING-BING! Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #3

KSH (nt) ChromeFoundry Mar 2013 #4

DING-DING-DING! Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #5

Looks like it does something like... ChromeFoundry Mar 2013 #6

pretty damn good! Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #7

Interesting... ChromeFoundry Mar 2013 #8

funny how that works huh? Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Dash87 May 2013 #10