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    #1

    formatting time field

    It seems no matter how easy someone says a program is I always manage to find something hard to do. How do I format a time field? I want it displayed as HH:MM. I dont care if it is a 24 hour military format or not.
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    #2
    RE: formatting time field

    There is no time field type in V5. Did you mean to be in the V6 area or are you trying to format a value like

    tm = now()
    ? tm
    = 08/08/2005 01:14:57 82 pm
    ? substr(format_data(tm,""),12,5)
    = "01:14"
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      RE: formatting time field

      Or

      ? time("h:m AM",now())
      = "1:24 PM"
      There can be only one.

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        #4
        RE: formatting time field

        Where do I type the info. Is that a mask or where exactly do I type that indo. I have the field as a numeric. I can't seem to type in a mask. This Alpha is not exactly for the novice is it? I remember using the DOS version. That was so easy to setup. Why is the windows version so hard to use.

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          #5
          RE: formatting time field

          Tony your're gonna have to bear with me as I get confused easily.

          First you said had a time field.
          Now you say it is numeric.

          Numeric fields contain nothing but digits so you can't have the colon in the field (HH:MM). If you were storing a time value as a number such as 1020 for 10:20 AM you would still have to convert to character to mask or format the data.

          You can only mask a character value though the characters can all be digits.

          Why not tell us your end goal so we can make some suggestions rather than trying to answer in generalities?
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            RE: formatting time field

            Okay sorry about that. I want to be able to enter a time such as 1230 and have it display 12:30 or enter 130 and display 1:30. Can AM OR PM be displayed? Let's say I enter 130pm and then it displays 1:30 PM.
            After reading your above comments, it seems I have the wrong field type selected. Do I use Character instead on numeric? Thanks

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              #7
              RE: formatting time field

              The entry of values like 01:15 PM can be suggested. Change the field type to character 8 wide 0 decimals. Edit the field rules for the field, data entry tab, mask style, simple, mask to be 00:00 ll. Edit the transformations tab to CAse Convert, Upper. Edit the validations tab, custome validations, validation

              RIGHT(TIMEIN,2) = "AM" .OR. RIGHT(TIMEIN,2) = "PM"

              message

              "Entry must be AM or PM"

              You will have to do some other validations to ensure that the values involved make sense. The above will force the AM or PM and it will force the colon to be stored but it will not prevent the entry of data like 99:99 AM.

              Sample attached. Full field rules only for timein field.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                RE: formatting time field

                If you add another custom validation for the field

                (BETWEEN(LEFT(TIMEIN,2),"00","11").AND. SUBSTR(TIMEIN,4,2)""60").OR.(LEFT(TIMEIN,2)="12".AND.SUBSTR(TIMEIN,4,2)="00")

                I believe it will only allow entries ranging from

                00:00 to 12:00 AM OR PM

                if that is what you want.
                There can be only one.

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                  #9
                  RE: formatting time field

                  Thanks for all you help. I am running Alpha Five Ver 5 Home edition. I can not do the things you are telling me to do. I tried to run the Alpha five ver 6. It will not run on my computer. At this point I am not sure what I should do. Do I invest in the money and buy software that may not run on my computer or what. I was thinking about just buying the Alpha 4 DOS version. I am running Win98.

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                    #10
                    RE: formatting time field

                    Tony:

                    My suggestion would be to consider upgrading your computer's operating system first. If that's not an option the go with the dos version.

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                      #11
                      RE: formatting time field

                      If formatting for time with

                      "(BETWEEN(LEFT(TIMEIN,2),"00","11").AND. SUBSTR(TIMEIN,4,2)<"60").OR.(LEFT(TIMEIN,2)="12".AND.SUBSTR(TIMEIN,4,2)="00")"

                      Is it possible to do calculations based on that format. Typically in reports, most people need to subtract the times to get the values. How could this be done?
                      Thanks In Advance,
                      Troy

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                        #12
                        RE: formatting time field

                        Documentation says...

                        For information on performing time arithmetic, see the TOSECONDS() and TOTIME() functions.
                        There can be only one.

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