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Subtracting 2 dates (with Time)

StephenM
6 - Meteoroid

Hello...  I'm trying to subtract 2 dates to find the differences (in days).  One date (I'm calling it Print Date) does not include time (ex 12/12/2019).  The 2nd date (I'm calling it Approval Date) includes time (ex. 12/13/2019 11:06 AM).  I'm using the DateTImeDiff function (DateTimeDiff([ApprovalDate],[PrintDate},"days"), but it's returning a value of 1.  I'm looking for it to return a decimal answer to include the 11 hours in the 2nd date.  So, in this example, i'm thinking the answer should be 1.4625.

 

Any suggestions?

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DiganP
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

@StephenM Attached is the workflow that creates the result.

 

What you need to do is use this formula: (DateTimeDiff([DateOut2],[DateOut1],'minutes'))/1440

 

Find the difference in minutes and divide it by 1440 (mins in a day). This gives you ~1.45

 

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Digan
Alteryx
danilang
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

hi @StephenM 

 

Use this formula 

 

datetimediff([ApprovalDate],[Printdate],"minutes")/(24*60)

 resulting in 

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Dan

 

 

StephenM
6 - Meteoroid

Works perfectly.  Thank you very much!

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