Easiest solution I have for (time)-(time)=duration

I always look here for solutions to my ideas before I spend too much time on them. I was not able to find a simple solution for doing calculations with time. Honestly, after my initial search, I ended up exporting to excel to do the math, then importing back in.

Long story short, here is a single formula to subtract start time from end time and provide a duration. Times are HH:MM 24 hour format. Works great for tracking time spent on different projects via a mobile form.

Snip with formula and column names for reference: https://ibb.co/dBYrDGJ

Formula for copy paste:

=(IF((VALUE(RIGHT([End time]@row, 2)) - VALUE(RIGHT([Start Time]@row, 2))) > 0, (VALUE(LEFT([End time]@row, 2)) - VALUE(LEFT([Start Time]@row, 2))), (VALUE(LEFT([End time]@row, 2)) - VALUE(LEFT([Start Time]@row, 2))) - 1)) + ":" + (IF((VALUE(RIGHT([End time]@row, 2)) - VALUE(RIGHT([Start Time]@row, 2))) < 0, 60 + (VALUE(RIGHT([End time]@row, 2)) - VALUE(RIGHT([Start Time]@row, 2))), (VALUE(RIGHT([End time]@row, 2)) - VALUE(RIGHT([Start Time]@row, 2)))))

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Paul Newcome

Here is a link to a number of time based solutions that you may want to check out if you ever have any other bits you need to solve for:

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/68947/formulas-for-calculating-time

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