TIME

Converts a time-of-day string to seconds after midnight.

TIME( string-expression )

Usage:

Seconds=TIME(Clock$)

SET TIME TIME("3:56:30")

ON TIME TIME("17:00") RECOVER Athome

Example: TIME.BAS

Description:

A string expression in the form HH:MM[:SS] is converted into an equivalent number of seconds past midnight in the range 0 through 86,399. Leading blanks and non-numeric characters are ignored.