Figuring the difference on two date/time fields

Scooter · Apr 30th, 2002, 09:43 AM

Hello.

I am working to calculate the elapsed time, in hh:mm:ss between two date/time fields, including days. Such as 4/24/2002 3:58:15 PM and 4/25/2002 8:37:51 PM. I can use TEXT(F14-E14,"h:mm:ss"), but it does not handle the 28 hours.

Any suggestions?

Yogi Anand · Apr 30th, 2002, 09:53 AM

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On 2002-04-30 08:43, Scooter wrote:
Hello.

I am working to calculate the elapsed time, in hh:mm:ss between two date/time fields, including days. Such as 4/24/2002 3:58:15 PM and 4/25/2002 8:37:51 PM. I can use TEXT(F14-E14,"h:mm:ss"), but it does not handle the 28 hours.

Any suggestions?

Hi scooter:
Take the differnce between two cells ...
=A1-B1 and custom format as [h]:mm:ss

Hope This Helps!

kkknie · Apr 30th, 2002, 10:08 AM

Another possiblity if you only need a text date/time or don't want to change formatting on your cells is:

=INT((E8-E7)*24)&":"&TEXT(E8-E7,"mm:ss")

K

Scooter · Apr 30th, 2002, 10:44 AM

Thanks! This works well..

Now, a follow up..

I want to take the result, and calculate a throughput. Ex. 1.59MB took 1:02 to transfer. Simple division, except the Text value does not work? I took (1.59/62)*60 to calc MB/min. I need to reference the previous cell instead of 62.

Do I need to convert to seconds (and how) then divide, and then what format do I use?

Marksree · Nov 23rd, 2005, 02:00 AM

Hi there, i just recently started using excel for some intense data collection. Now i need to extract some datas for certain time period. My date and time format is [as dd/time/h] e.g 231400H. I have tried the Text format. it doesnt show the result. Any idea how to get it.?

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Apr 30th, 2002, 09:43 AM	#1
Scooter New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4	Hello. I am working to calculate the elapsed time, in hh:mm:ss between two date/time fields, including days. Such as 4/24/2002 3:58:15 PM and 4/25/2002 8:37:51 PM. I can use TEXT(F14-E14,"h:mm:ss"), but it does not handle the 28 hours. Any suggestions?

Apr 30th, 2002, 10:08 AM	#3
kkknie Board Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Greenwood, SC Posts: 677	Another possiblity if you only need a text date/time or don't want to change formatting on your cells is: =INT((E8-E7)*24)&":"&TEXT(E8-E7,"mm:ss") K

Apr 30th, 2002, 10:44 AM	#4
Scooter New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 4	Thanks! This works well.. Now, a follow up.. I want to take the result, and calculate a throughput. Ex. 1.59MB took 1:02 to transfer. Simple division, except the Text value does not work? I took (1.59/62)*60 to calc MB/min. I need to reference the previous cell instead of 62. Do I need to convert to seconds (and how) then divide, and then what format do I use?

Nov 23rd, 2005, 02:00 AM	#5
Marksree New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1	Hi there, i just recently started using excel for some intense data collection. Now i need to extract some datas for certain time period. My date and time format is [as dd/time/h] e.g 231400H. I have tried the Text format. it doesnt show the result. Any idea how to get it.?