Time minus Time

[frenchy!]

I'm sure this should be easy - but I can't get it!

<TABLE style="WIDTH: 349pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=464 border=0><COLGROUP><COL style="WIDTH: 48pt" span=2 width=64><COL style="WIDTH: 164pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 7972" width=218><COL style="WIDTH: 89pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4315" width=118><TBODY><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD class=xl68 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 15pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=64 height=20>Plan</TD><TD class=xl68 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 48pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=64>Actual</TD><TD class=xl68 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 164pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=218>Under</TD><TD class=xl68 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 89pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width=118>Above</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD class=xl63 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 15pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow" height=20></TD><TD class=xl67 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"></TD><TD class=xl65 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d99795">IF(B1<A1, font 0)< B1-A1,></TD><TD class=xl66 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #92d050">IF(B1>A1,B1-A1,0)</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD class=xl63 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 15pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow" height=20>40:00:00</TD><TD class=xl64 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow">0:20:00</TD><TD class=xl65 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d99795">##############################</TD><TD class=xl66 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #92d050">0:00:00</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 15pt" height=20><TD class=xl63 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 15pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow" height=20>8:00:00</TD><TD class=xl64 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow">8:59:00</TD><TD class=xl65 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d99795">0:00:00</TD><TD class=xl66 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #92d050">0:59:00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The 'Above' formula works fine (in column D) - however I can't minus my Actual from my Plan to reach the 'Under' figure (row2 column C).

Any easy fix?

Thanks

 

[Hermanito]

In the 1900 date system (the Excel default), Excel doesn't show negative times. So switch your calculation, so that it always subtracts the smaller time from the bigger time. Then you get a positive value which will be shown. You just need to keep track yourself that it is actually a negative value showing as positive... hope that makes sense.

Also, if you switch your date setting to the 1904 system, it will work, but that has other consequences you might not want...

 

[frenchy!]

Yep....works perfectly!

Thanks for that!

 

[Hermanito]

thanks for the feedback, happy to help.