compare time hour and minute

[GokulGKM]

hi,

          how to compare 11:30 to 12:00 the two thing is string datatype....i use string to nember converter  but it will return only  11.

[amitwadje]

Hi,

11:30  = 11.30 (Replace : by .)  then convert in Numeric (use scan from string) and

12:00 = 11.00 (Replace : by .)  then convert in Numeric (use scan from string) and can comapre easily

compare minutes if hour value is same otherwise no need.

hope it helps..

-Amit

[GokulGKM]

hi,

      the scan string also give two seperate number(11:30 mean 11 and 30).

[Bob_Schor]

The Scan from String function will allow you to parse 11:30 into two integers, 11 and 30.  Use the Help for the function to see how it works.  Right-click on the function (once you lay it on your Block Diagram to gain access to the Edit Format String option (you'll want to use a format string something like %d:%d).  It is up to you to do the arithmetic on minutes and seconds properly (one way is to convert everything to seconds, then subtract).

Bob Schor

[BowenM · Accepted solution]

The easiest way to do this is to format the string in to a timestamp.  You can then simply subtract the stamps to tell the number of seconds in between your two timestamps.