AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

16.2. Numbers

The minutes property and its ilk are intended to help you convert to seconds. This is because date arithmetic uses seconds (see "Date" in Chapter 13 and "Arithmetic Operators" in Chapter 15).

3.14159265359

3.14159265359

The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

Example

set area to pi * (radius ^ 2)

60

60

The number of seconds in a minute.

Example

(current date) + 30 * minutes -- half an hour from now

3600

3600

The number of seconds in an hour.

Example

(current date) + 2 * hours -- two hours from now

86400

86400

The number of seconds in a day.

Example

(current date) + 2 * days -- two days from now

604800

604800

The number of seconds in a week.

Example

(current date) + 2 * weeks -- two weeks from now