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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
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I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA -- Smudge |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
use a custom format of
[HH]:MM "Smudge" wrote: Hi, I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA -- Smudge |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
Use custom format [hh]:mm
best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Smudge" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA -- Smudge |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
You can't really restrict how users enter information, just the result of
their input. For instance let's say you use data validation and select "time", "less than or equal to", and enter "12:00 PM". A user can enter 4:48 or 0.2 and get the same result (4:48 AM). Data validation won't restrict either input. In fact this data validation is the same as selecting "decimal", "less than or equal to", and entering "1". "Smudge" wrote: Hi, I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA -- Smudge |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
Sorry, but doesn't anyone lurk anymore.
The time over 24 hours must have been mentioned several times in the last couple of days :) [hh]:mm or [hh]:mm:ss Steve On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:04:02 +0100, Smudge wrote: Hi, I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
Thank you!
-- Smudge "Sloth" wrote: use a custom format of [HH]:MM "Smudge" wrote: Hi, I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA -- Smudge |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
Thank you!
-- Smudge "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Use custom format [hh]:mm best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Smudge" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA -- Smudge |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
Sorry! Usually a persistent lurker but short of time this week!
-- Smudge "SteveW" wrote: Sorry, but doesn't anyone lurk anymore. The time over 24 hours must have been mentioned several times in the last couple of days :) [hh]:mm or [hh]:mm:ss Steve On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:04:02 +0100, Smudge wrote: Hi, I have a column that adds time which has been formatted to HH:MM in custom format. Just noticed that once the result reaches 24 hours then it restarts at zero. Not exactly what I had in mind! Could anyone suggest a workaround for this please. Whilst I'm here... I wanted to do a data validation for this range to ensure that users enter times as HH:MM but couldn't figure out how to do it Time did not seem to be the right option as users will be adding discreet amounts of time rather than entering a specific time. Couldn't figure how to use custom; tried HH:MM but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be very much appreciated. TIA |
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Adding time HH:MM when it addds up to more than 24 hours
Ok, wasn't a personal comment to you - more or less nobody reads posts
anymore. I'm only on this as I still learn things :) Steve On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:33:02 +0100, Smudge wrote: Sorry! Usually a persistent lurker but short of time this week! |
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