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"1a" text can be convert in integer

Hi,   I tested some values to convert and I saw that value("1a") return an integer, it works for all numbers (between 0 and 24) and "a". for example : 1a = 0.04 5a = 0.21 But "a" only is not a v...
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    6 years ago

    You can use VALUE to convert a string to a datetime.

    Writing 0a is interpreted as 0am, 1a is like 1am, and so on (I just discovered it - I didn't know that you can shorten am/pm into a/p).

    You can also write 1p, which is like 1pm.

    In a datetime the hour is a fraction of a day, so 1am is 1/24. If you write 0a and 12a you get always 0, but if you write 13a is like 1p, which is 13/24.

    I hope it helps!

     

    Marco

     

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6 years ago

You can use VALUE to convert a string to a datetime.

Writing 0a is interpreted as 0am, 1a is like 1am, and so on (I just discovered it - I didn't know that you can shorten am/pm into a/p).

You can also write 1p, which is like 1pm.

In a datetime the hour is a fraction of a day, so 1am is 1/24. If you write 0a and 12a you get always 0, but if you write 13a is like 1p, which is 13/24.

I hope it helps!

 

Marco