I am trying to add a specific duration to a datetime format, then reformat the output to another datetime.
So for example:
Datetime Field 1 / duration field (h:mm) / Formula Output (datetime format)
I want to take datetime field 1 and add [duration field] to make a datetime format.
Any way to do this?
DATEADD({DateTime Field 1}, {Duration Field}, 'seconds')
The Duration field outputs its value as a number in “seconds” to any formula field. You can check this by making a “Duration” field, then making a “Formula” field that just returns the value of the “Duration” field.
If you Duration field had a value of 1:00 (ie, 1 hour), the Formula field would return a value of 3600, which is the number of seconds in an hour.
DATEADD({DateTime Field 1}, {Duration Field}, 'seconds')
The Duration field outputs its value as a number in “seconds” to any formula field. You can check this by making a “Duration” field, then making a “Formula” field that just returns the value of the “Duration” field.
If you Duration field had a value of 1:00 (ie, 1 hour), the Formula field would return a value of 3600, which is the number of seconds in an hour.
Ah that explains why when I put minutes it did not work.
Thanks!
Can anyone explain what i’m doing wrong? I’m trying to add a duration to a date, but I’m just getting the original date back.
DATEADD({start}, {duration}, ‘seconds’)
with {start} set to “1/1/2000 7:00pm” and {duration} 3:00 (aka 10800 seconds), this formula is returning 1/1/2000 7:00pm, i.e. the exact same start time.
any ideas? thanks!
+29Can anyone explain what i’m doing wrong? I’m trying to add a duration to a date, but I’m just getting the original date back.
DATEADD({start}, {duration}, ‘seconds’)
with {start} set to “1/1/2000 7:00pm” and {duration} 3:00 (aka 10800 seconds), this formula is returning 1/1/2000 7:00pm, i.e. the exact same start time.
any ideas? thanks!
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Could you provide a bit more information?
Welcome to the Airtable community!
Could you provide a bit more information?
thanks kuovonne for your reply!
the duration field is actually a lookup from another table, and i’ve noticed that if i directly write a number of seconds in the DATEADD, it does work, but the lookup doesn’t. is that not supported?
+29thanks kuovonne for your reply!
the duration field is actually a lookup from another table, and i’ve noticed that if i directly write a number of seconds in the DATEADD, it does work, but the lookup doesn’t. is that not supported?
Ah, the duration field actually being a lookup field is the source of your problem. Lookup fields do not play nicely with formulas. A lookup field returns an array, not a simple number.
Here are some workarounds:
MIN, MAX, or AVERAGE). orVALUE({lookup field} & "")
Ah, the duration field actually being a lookup field is the source of your problem. Lookup fields do not play nicely with formulas. A lookup field returns an array, not a simple number.
Here are some workarounds:
MIN, MAX, or AVERAGE). orVALUE({lookup field} & "")
i used the second method, and it works! thanks so much
+7Ah, the duration field actually being a lookup field is the source of your problem. Lookup fields do not play nicely with formulas. A lookup field returns an array, not a simple number.
Here are some workarounds:
MIN, MAX, or AVERAGE). orVALUE({lookup field} & "")
Thank you for this Kuovonne
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