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Challenge #34: Date-Time Formatting

GeneR
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Here is this week’s challenge, I would like to thank everyone for playing along and for your feedback.  The link to the solution for last challenge #33 is HERE.  For this chalenge let’s look at creating a macro from scratch.  I recommend you first solve the problem with tools on the canvas, then cake a macro from the tools.

 

Use Case:  Our customer has a need to convert date/time strings into a date-time format.

 

Examples of the different input formats include:  4/8/2015 4:00, 5/10/2015 13:00.  The conversion is automatic when the hours are 2 digits (10-24), but it ignores hours 1-9 (creates NULL values on conversion).

 

Objective:  Create a macro to effectively convert and preserve the data in a date-time format.

BenChan
6 - Meteoroid

Thank you for posting this amazing exercise. 

I am new to Alteryx community. Does anyone know how to upload my yxmd and yxmc files onto Alteryx Community?


Here is my smiling-face macro:

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Here is what's inside my smiling-face macro:

 

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MattD
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Here's a solution:

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SeanAdams
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

nice quick one.

Solution attached - very similar to the provided solution

MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus

I think that this is straight-forward (after finding the reverse update).

 

Cheers,

Mark

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NicoleJohnson
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

My solution.... in a single formula!! This might be the first time I've had a one-tool solution!! :)

 

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Formula Tool = DateTimeParse(Left([date_time],FindString([date_time]," "))+" "+PadLeft(Substring([date_time],FindString([date_time]," ")+1,8),5,"0"),"%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%s")

 

estherb47
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora

My solution. Took a number of tries to get everything right.

LordNeilLord
15 - Aurora

I think the datetime convert maybe my favourite tool...so easy and simple

 

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nick_ceneviva
11 - Bolide

Solution Attached.

patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor
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