Crap. Change all of the "LTE"s to "GTE"s and all of the "MOD"s to "/" (divided by). That'll teach me not to test code.
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Mosh Teitelbaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 6:32 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Time calculation > > > DateDiff() by itself is not enough. It can tell you the > difference in days > OR hours OR ..., but not all combined. The following (untested) > code should > do what you want. My apologies if it doesn't 8^). > > <!--- Get difference in seconds ---> > <CFSET diffSeconds = DateDiff("s", start, end)> > > <!--- Initialize display vars ---> > <CFSET dspDays = 0> > <CFSET dspHours = 0> > <CFSET dspMinutes = 0> > <CFSET dspSeconds = 0> > > <!--- Get the number of days and subtract them from diffSeconds ---> > <CFSET secondsInDay = 60 * 60 * 24> > <CFIF diffSeconds LTE secondsInDay> > <CFSET dspDays = diffSeconds MOD secondsInDay> > <CFSET diffSeconds = diffSeconds - (secondsInDay * dspDays)> > </CFIF> > > <!--- Get the number of hours and subtract them from diffSeconds ---> > <CFSET secondsInHour = 60 * 60> > <CFIF diffSeconds LTE secondsInHour> > <CFSET dspHours = diffSeconds MOD secondsInHour> > <CFSET diffSeconds = diffSeconds - (secondsInHour * dspHours)> > </CFIF> > > <!--- Get the number of minutes and subtract them from diffSeconds ---> > <CFSET secondsInMinute = 60> > <CFIF diffSeconds LTE secondsInMinute> > <CFSET dspMinutes = diffSeconds MOD secondsInMinute> > <CFSET diffSeconds = diffSeconds - (secondsInMinute * dspMinutes)> > </CFIF> > > <!--- Get number of seconds ---> > <CFSET dspSeconds = diffSeconds> > > <!--- Display in day:hour:minute:second format ---> > <CFOUTPUT> > #dspDays#:#dspHours#:#dspMinutes#:#dspSeconds# > </CFOUTPUT> > > -- > Mosh Teitelbaum > evoch, LLC > Tel: (301) 625-9191 > Fax: (301) 933-3651 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Gedeon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:45 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Time calculation > > > > > > I have two date and time fields, start and end. I want find the > > difference > > and i want to display the difference as days:hrs:mins:secs what > > is the best > > way to do that... ? > > > > Right now i use hour minute and second (built in functions) and > > those work > > find for differences less than one day but they do not display > > the correct > > amount of hours for differences longer than 1 day... > > any suggestions > > > > <>< Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on > > your own understanding;" > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
