Sum between 2 dates

[Laguna11]

Quick question: is it possible to find the difference between 2 dates that contain text? Eg. 15/6/2011pm - 16/6/2011 am The answer being 1.

 

[JackDanIce]

Quick answer: Yes

 

[JackDanIce]

A more helpful answer, try:

=TEXT(LEFT(A2,9),"dd/mm/yyyy")-TEXT(LEFT(A1,9),"dd/mm/yyyy")

 

[CharlesChuckieCharles]

=abs(substitute(upper(substitute(upper(a1),"PM","")),"AM","")-substitute(upper(substitute(upper(b1),"PM","")),"AM",""))

 

[jasonb75]

Is it real text, or is the text just there from the cell format?

Formatted dates are still numbers so can be calculated as such, i.e. =B1-A1

 

[Laguna11]

It would be entered as dd/mm/yy occasionally with the suffix of pm or am if a half day is taken of leave.

Thx for the replies I'll try them out now!

 

[jasonb75]

Without the suffix the date is a number, with the suffix the date is text, You will need a formula to allow for mixed formats of the dates.

Is there an exact entry format used, or is it user dependant?

1/1/11PM
01/01/2011 PM

Both the same but in different entry formats, whare a formula for one will fail with the other.

 

[CharlesChuckieCharles]

Its been answered read the post's

 

[jasonb75]

Its been answered read the post's

I did!

Look at the first line of #6, "It would be entered as dd/mm/yy"

Then look at the dates in original question, format "dd/m/yyyy", one date has a space between year and suffix, the other doesn't.

My comment / question was based on JD's suggestion, I do stand guilty on the count of not reading your formula properly and seeing that it does as needed, if I had done that I would have commented on 2 functions that you don't need

 

[Joneye]

Personally easiest way: -note the "D" means days in the forumla, replace with "M" months and "Y" years


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