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Don’t use “the” with format names

When you specify a format name for the convert command, do not place the in front of it. the tells HyperCard to treat the format as a function.

seconds -- format name
date -- format name
time -- format name
long date -- format name
the seconds -- returns current time
the date -- returns current date
the time -- returns current time

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