# OPC Tag Value Seconds to HH:MM:SS via Expression Tag

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-value-seconds-to-hhss-via-expression-tag/45544>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [April 13, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-value-seconds-to-hhss-via-expression-tag/45544 "2021-04-13T17:18:37Z")\
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Not an expression, but another option would be to do this in a script library:

```auto
from java.util import Locale
from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common import FormatUtil

def formatTime(time):
	return FormatUtil.formatDuration(Locale.getDefault(), time, FormatUtil.DurationFormatStyle.COMPACT, False)

```

```auto
>>> formatTime(1123311123)
u'13d 00:01:51'
>>> formatTime(1123311)
u'00:18:43'
>>> formatTime(38460)
u'00:00:38'
>>> formatTime(38460123)
u'10:41:00'

```

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