AppleScript Countdown script

[alfredo]

Copy then paste into your AppleScript Editor, then save as
Countdown to hope. 

repeat
	set todaydate to current date
	set todayday to day of todaydate
	set todaytime to time of todaydate
	set todayyear to year of todaydate
	
	set launchdate to date "Tuesday, January 20, 2009
12:00:00 PM"
	set launchday to day of launchdate
	set launchtime to time of launchdate
	set launchyear to year of launchdate
	
	set yearsleft to launchyear - todayyear
	set daysleft to launchday - todayday
	set timeleft to 86400 - todaytime
	
	set totaltimeleft to timeleft + {86400 * daysleft}
	set totaltotaltimeleft to totaltimeleft + {yearsleft *
31536000}
	
	set unroundedminutesleft to totaltotaltimeleft / 60
	set totalminutesleft to {round unroundedminutesleft}
	set unroundedhoursleft to totalminutesleft / 60
	set totalhoursleft to {round unroundedhoursleft}
	set unroundeddaysleft to totalhoursleft / 24
	set totaldaysleft to {round unroundeddaysleft}
	set unroundedyearsleft to totaldaysleft / 365
	set totalyearsleft to {round unroundedyearsleft}
	
	
	if totaltotaltimeleft is less than or equal to 0 then
		display dialog "The wait is finally over!"
		exit repeat
	else
		display dialog "There are...

" & totalyearsleft & " years,

" & totaldaysleft & " days,

" & totalhoursleft & " hours,

" & totalminutesleft & " minutes, or

" & totaltotaltimeleft & " seconds left
until the chimp is out of office.

This dialog will auto-refresh every 10 seconds, or you can
manually refresh it by clicking OK." giving up after 10
	end if
end repeat

[awoke_in_2003]

1. Cool, thanks. nt