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Convert String Representing Duration to Duration Type

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Cody_Winchester
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I've been scouring this forum for an answer to a variant of "Convert String to Duration" but alas, no simple answers uncovered!

  • In my case, I have a text field that contains duration as as string such as, "1:30:00."
  • I need this to now be a field that is either a number (1.5), or an actual Duration type field.
  • DATEADD(), DATETIME_PARSE(), DATETIME_FORMAT(), etc. formulas return errors and cannot format this particular representation of time as a string.

What incantation of formula language is required for Airtable to do this so I can use this data? Thanks!

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Cody_Winchester
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

I managed to decipher a solution within this post. It came down to using the VALUE() function and dividing by desired unit of time (/3600 to yield hours).

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Cody_Winchester
6 - Interface Innovator
6 - Interface Innovator

I managed to decipher a solution within this post. It came down to using the VALUE() function and dividing by desired unit of time (/3600 to yield hours).