time functions such as hourFormat12()

Hey Jimmy,
I agree with what you say regarding hourFormat12(), I get the 12hr format when I input the Unix time number in seconds. And yes the hour() simply gives the military format, which is what I had before playing with hourFormat12(). But you see both of these require the Unix seconds as input (I believe).

What I'm trying to do is pass to hourFormat12() for example, say the number 7, for the hour. Do you think that's possible or do you suggest converting what I input with the buttons, to Unix time seconds?

thanks again for your replies.
tim