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hans3400
Helper I
Helper I

Difference between two dates (power query)

Hi

 

I want to make a column with difference between two date colums. I know i can use =duration.days(date1-date2), but the thing is that one of my date colums also contains time. When I enter in the function the new columns returns with an error. 

 

Can I do something so the function only calculate the difference between the dates and ignores the time in one of the columns?

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Bifinity_75
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @hans3400 , insert a custom column, and write this formule:

[Date 2]-Date.From([Date 1])

When Date 1 y the date with hours, and Date 2 is the normal date (without hours).

 

The result:

Bifinity_75_0-1668085841144.png

 

Best regards

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AntrikshSharma
Super User
Super User

@hans3400 Use Date.From on the datetime column

 

Duration.Days ( Date.From ( [date1] ) - [date2] )

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AntrikshSharma
Super User
Super User

@hans3400 Use Date.From on the datetime column

 

Duration.Days ( Date.From ( [date1] ) - [date2] )

Bifinity_75
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @hans3400 , insert a custom column, and write this formule:

[Date 2]-Date.From([Date 1])

When Date 1 y the date with hours, and Date 2 is the normal date (without hours).

 

The result:

Bifinity_75_0-1668085841144.png

 

Best regards

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