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Challenge #34: Date-Time Formatting

Ruud
10 - Fireball

If it's ugly and it works, it is still ugly.

CaraI
Alteryx
Alteryx

In Version 11.0 the Date-Time Parse tool was upgraded, making the need to use more than one tool obsolete for this challenge.  However, in the spirit of the weekly challenge, I did it both ways.

 

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kat
12 - Quasar

Of course now possible with the regular date time tool, but I tried some Regex on it. Still a one tool solution :D

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arein0
8 - Asteroid
 
danrh
13 - Pulsar
 
OldDogNewTricks
10 - Fireball

Solution attached.

kelly_gilbert
13 - Pulsar

My solution is similar to many others!

 

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I'm not sure why this required a macro. I'm guessing that the Date/Time Parse tool wasn't available at the time this challenge was posted? 

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MaxGiegerich
8 - Asteroid

"Advanced"? Didn't realise you could use regex as a delimiter in the text to columns tool. That will come in handy for sure!

Kenda
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula
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Much like @Natasha, I was confused by the fact that the instructions told us to create a macro. I saw an easy solution only using a Formula tool. Anyway, if I were required to make a macro, I would simply have an input, use the same Formula tool, and then output the result.
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danilang
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

Nice and quick

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Here's what's behind the clock face

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Dan