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yaman123
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Convert Text column to seconds

Hi, 

 

Is there a way to convert a text column to show as seconds. The column holds text values in the format of HH:MM. 

 

E.g 64:56 should show as 233760 seconds. There will be values greater than 24 hours

 

Thanks

 

Yasir

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smpa01
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@yaman123 

 

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Column 2 =
LEFT ( 'Table'[Column1], LEN ( 'Table'[Column1] ) - 3 ) * 3600
    + RIGHT ( 'Table'[Column1], 2 ) * 60
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smpa01
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@yaman123 

 

smpa01_0-1640186499223.png

Column 2 =
LEFT ( 'Table'[Column1], LEN ( 'Table'[Column1] ) - 3 ) * 3600
    + RIGHT ( 'Table'[Column1], 2 ) * 60
Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!
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My custom visualization projects
Plotting Live Sound: Viz1
Beautiful News:Viz1, Viz2, Viz3
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amitchandak
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@yaman123 , a new column

in Second = left([Column],2) *60*60 + right([Column],2 )*60

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