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rvwinkle
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   Topic: Time format programming
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 7:31am |
my field prints the time as "1700" but I need it to read as "5:00 pm". Can someone tell me how to format this field?
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Kim M, Toronto, Canada
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kevlray
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 7:36am |
I do not know of a direct way of doing it. I have always created a formula. Basically something like this. You did not tell us the data type for the time, I am assuming it is a number. I am not adding the code to put in the ':'.
if time >= 12 then totext(time) + " pm"
else totext(time) + " am"
I hope this helps.
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DBlank
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 7:38am |
Is it an actual time field?
If so just right click on it and select Format Field, select the Date and Time tab then select '1:23 pm' as the style.
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kevlray
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 7:48am |
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Duh! I was thinking it as a number field or a string.
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rvwinkle
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 7:50am |
It looks like it's not an actual time field as that option is not there. It is a string. That's why I need the formula instead.
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Kim M, Toronto, Canada
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rvwinkle
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 7:52am |
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Kevlray: nope didn't work. must be because it's a string field.
Edited by rvwinkle - 24 Feb 2010 at 7:53am
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kevlray
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 8:00am |
Is there a leading zero in the time field for values < 1000?
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 8:01am |
is it always a length of 4?
Convert it using a formula
time(left(timefield,2)+':'+right(timefield,2) +':00')
then convert the look as needed as I indicated before.
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rvwinkle
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Posted: 24 Feb 2010 at 8:06am |
Thank-you
Thank-you
Thank-you
That worked! I am so glad I found this forum. You guys were great and thanks for responding so quickly.
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