Return Javascript Output

[natepaschall]

How would I return the output from javascript in a "Run Script" Action?

 

The following code returns nothing. I tried in OS X Script Editor and it let me know that the "return" command can only be used inside a function. Is there something I'm missing?

 

My code is below

 

var query = "{query}";

 

var time = query.split(":");

 

var hours = time[0];

var minutes = time[1];

var seconds = time[2];

var secondsDecimal = (seconds / 60)

 

return secondsDecimal

[deanishe]

What you're missing is a function

function run(argv) {
    // your code goes here...
}

When you run a script in Script Editor or from the command line, it will call the run function if there is one. argv will be an array of any command-line arguments (if you run the script on the command line). 
 
You can just write your code at the top level, too, but obviously you can't use return. In that case, the script output is typically the result of the last expression. So in your case, it'll probably work if you just leave off the final return secondsDecimal statement.