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    #1

    Short time or any Time

    Can someone please tell me why time functions are so compicated - or maybe it is just me.

    I need to get a shortime value into a character base field (or variable then into the field) so it looks like a real time.

    I Tried CShortime() but that is not the format I need to see it in - or maybe I am just missing how to reformat it back into a legible time.

    I am on the ledge and heading off - Please help!


    Thanks
    Louis
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    #2
    Re: Short time or any Time

    Hi Louis,

    Dont jump just yet.

    What is the format you have at the moment and how do you want to see the value displayed?
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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      #3
      Re: Short time or any Time

      I will wait at least for your answer

      ex: 10:05 pm is in the field with the type =shorttime

      I need to get this into the field with the type = character so it looks Indentical

      Thanks

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        #4
        Re: Short time or any Time

        Hi Louis,

        Have you looked at the Time() function? This will give you a charater layout of the time.
        Regards
        Keith Hubert
        Alpha Guild Member
        London.
        KHDB Management Systems
        Skype = keith.hubert


        For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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          #5
          Re: Short time or any Time

          Yes -I have tried one hundred ways - It will not accept it.

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            #6
            Re: Short time or any Time

            Did you try this?

            x=time("h:m:am",now())
            ?x
            = "10:28:pm"

            Excuse smiley.
            Regards
            Keith Hubert
            Alpha Guild Member
            London.
            KHDB Management Systems
            Skype = keith.hubert


            For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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              #7
              Re: Short time or any Time

              Yes - it works fine for that scenario - That is how I was trying different formats.

              what I need though is to grab it from a field that already has a short time format with a time in it.

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                #8
                Re: Short time or any Time

                It may be easier to upload a sample demonstration of what it is you have with notes detailing what it is you want.
                Andrew

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                  #9
                  Re: Short time or any Time

                  Code:
                  ShortTime_Extract( yourfieldname, "h")+":"+ShortTime_Extract(  yourfieldname, "m")+" "+IF(shortTime_extract(  yourfieldname,"h") > 11, "pm", "am")
                  Last edited by Stan Mathews; 06-23-2009, 06:07 PM.
                  There can be only one.

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                    #10
                    Re: Short time or any Time

                    I apologize if I was not clear - I can get the time into the field but it looks like this:
                    time('h:m:s',Timeof) this is the first part I need it in this field also it works.

                    '10:05 pm' is in the field with shortime format (above) when I put it into the character field I need it in it shows as '22:5:2 '


                    Stan - I like your way but it gives me 22:5 pm how do I convert it to say 10:05 pm

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                      #11
                      Re: Short time or any Time

                      You'll have to check the hours portion for > 12 and subtract 12 if so.
                      Code:
                      alltrim(str(if(ShortTime_Extract( yourfieldname, "h")>12,ShortTime_Extract( yourfieldname, "h"),ShortTime_Extract( yourfieldname, "h")-12)))
                      You'll have to pad the minutes with a zero to a length of 2.

                      Code:
                      padl(alltrim(str(shortTime_extract(yourfieldname,"m"))),2,"0")
                      There can be only one.

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                        #12
                        Re: Short time or any Time

                        Originally posted by Louis_Spano View Post
                        ....

                        ex: 10:05 pm is in the field with the type =shorttime

                        I need to get this into the field with the type = character so it looks Indentical

                        Thanks
                        10:05 pm may be what you have the short time field displaying as but that is not the value that is stored in the field. See the interactive session below.
                        It looks like 10:38:13 66 am

                        Code:
                        dim st as Y
st = now()

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]'st now contains a short time value[/COLOR]
?st
= 10:38:13 66 am

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]'Convert it to text[/COLOR]
?""+st
= "10:38:13 66 am"

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]'or for those that don't like Alpha's auto type conversion[/COLOR]
?convert_type(st,"C")
= "10:38:13 66 am"


[COLOR=RoyalBlue]'get rid of the characters you don't want[/COLOR]
?stuff(""+st,6,6,"")
= "10:38 am"


[COLOR=RoyalBlue]'or[/COLOR]
?stuff(convert_type(st,"C"),6,6,"")
= "10:38 am"
                        Tim Kiebert
                        Eagle Creek Citrus
                        A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

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                          #13
                          Re: Short time or any Time

                          Now we're cooking, this is great. To all that helped I thank you.

                          Tim - I did not even know there was this "stuff" thing. I love it when you experts show us greenhorns the ropes.

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