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how to change a series of numbers into time format

Hello! 

 

Can anybody help changing a series of numbers into time format [hh:mm:ss] here. 

Originally, the data type is character. So, I've tried changing the data type from character to numeric to set format as [hh:mm:ss] but I failed...

I have no idea what to do now. 

What I'd like to see as a result is, taking an example of 000003, 00:00:03..

It should not be that difficult, but I can't find a way...

 

And here's the data I'm dealing with now. 

[column1] Original Date => [column2] After changing data type from character to numeric ==> [column3] After setting time format   

 

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Thank you in advance

 

 

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jthi
Super User

Re: how to change a series of numbers into time format

If I understand the "original" format correctly, one option would be to first convert first column to seconds by using formula like:

Num(Left(:Column 1, 2))*60*60 + Num(Substr(Column 1, 3, 2))*60 + Num(Right(Column 1,2));

jthi_0-1662620393510.png

and then convert that to duration format

jthi_1-1662620408526.png

 

-Jarmo

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jthi
Super User

Re: how to change a series of numbers into time format

If I understand the "original" format correctly, one option would be to first convert first column to seconds by using formula like:

Num(Left(:Column 1, 2))*60*60 + Num(Substr(Column 1, 3, 2))*60 + Num(Right(Column 1,2));

jthi_0-1662620393510.png

and then convert that to duration format

jthi_1-1662620408526.png

 

-Jarmo
Georg
Level VII

Re: how to change a series of numbers into time format

Another possibility is using informat:

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Georg

Re: how to change a series of numbers into time format

 This totally solved the issue. 

Thank you a lot!