ReaScript - RPR_format_timestr_pos - not all formats working?

[drew]

Hello ReaScripters..

I'm able to get RPR_format_timestr_pos to convert a time to samples and H:M:S:F, but can't find a way to return minutes:seconds or measures.beats. If I try using -1,0,1 or 2 I get the value back in seconds (which is the value I have passed it).

I'm assuming this wiki line shows correct values to use:

time formatting mode overrides: -1=proj default. 0=time 1=measures:beats + time 2=measures:beats 3=seconds 4=samples 5=h:m:s:f


Incidentally that list of values is also shown on this entry: http://wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.ph...format_timestr which doesn't have that modeoverride parameter, or am I just confused?

[schwa]

That function returns information in the parameter list (the returned string is the 2nd parameter). In order to access the parameter list from ReaScript, you need to use the list syntax:

str=""
(a,str,b,c)=RPR_format_timestr_pos(pos, str, 512, 2)

Then str will hold the formatted position in bars.beats.

[drew]

Great!

I was using RPR_format_timestr_pos(pos,0,0,4)[1] to get samples, which worked fine..

now RPR_format_timestr_pos(pos,"",512,0)[1] is working for time

Thanks!

[Viente]

What will be the right syntax for this in EEL? Anyone pls?

[spk77]

Originally Posted by Viente

What will be the right syntax for this in EEL? Anyone pls?

function format_timestr_pos()
(
  /*
  time formatting mode overrides: -1=proj default.
  0=time
  1=measures.beats + time
  2=measures.beats
  3=seconds
  4=samples
  5=h:m:s:f
  */
  
  tpos = GetCursorPosition();
  modeoverride = 4; // 4=samples
  #buf = "";
  format_timestr_pos(tpos, #buf, modeoverride);
  ShowConsoleMsg(#buf);
);

format_timestr_pos();

[Viente]

Thanks!