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AppleScript : get the current fiscal quarter for Ireland

I need to get the current quarter for Ireland set as a variable for an AppleScript. I have no clue how to procede to get this quarter generated.

Any idea?

cheers

-- January / February / March = 1Q
-- April / May / June = 2Q
-- July / August / September = 3Q
-- October / November / December = 4Q
Solution

  • Do you mean

    set currentMonth to month of (current date) as integer
set currentQuarter to (((currentMonth - 1) div 3 + 1) as text) & "Q"

    Edit: Or the AppleScriptObjC version including setting the time zone

    use framework "Foundation"

set currentCalendar to current application's NSCalendar's currentCalendar()
set dublinTimeZone to current application's NSTimeZone's timeZoneWithName:"Europe/Dublin"
set currentCalendar's timeZone to dublinTimeZone
set currentMonth to (currentCalendar's component:(current application's NSCalendarUnitMonth) fromDate:(current application's NSDate's |date|)) as integer
set currentQuarter to (((currentMonth - 1) div 3 + 1) as text) & "Q"