data and time merge issue

[brett_walton]

Hi all, 

I have a date field and a time field ... When I merge them (using the merge columns function, and inserting a space between the two AND than changing the field type to date and time the seconds from the time gets converted to 00 . So 3/2/17 09:07:16 is converted to  3/2/17 09:07:00  . 

Any ideas ? 

Thank you ... 

[MarcelBeug · Accepted solution]

Sure: "merge columns" is primarily meant for text columns.

Date and time columns have their own menu option: Combine Date and Time.

Just take a look at this very short video.