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Evaluating an algebraic expression introduced as strings

I have a character column that has the duration of different processes in the following format:

 

3h 40min 15s

3h 47min 19s

5min 6s

29min

 

I changed this to another character column with find and replace:

3*3600 + 40*60 + 15

3*3600 + 47*60 + 19
5*60 + 6
29 * 60

How can I add a formula that evaluates each expression when the expression is a string?
This works:

Eval( Expr( 3*3600 + 40*60 + 15 ) )

But the formula doesn't as the expression is in characters:
Eval( Expr( "3*3600 + 40*60 + 15 "))




 

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jthi
Super User

Re: Evaluating an algebraic expression introduced as strings

Eval(Parse()) is what you would want to use in case like this

Eval(Parse("3*3600 + 40*60 + 15 ")); // 13215
-Jarmo

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jthi
Super User

Re: Evaluating an algebraic expression introduced as strings

Eval(Parse()) is what you would want to use in case like this

Eval(Parse("3*3600 + 40*60 + 15 ")); // 13215
-Jarmo