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TimeToTextFormat ( xTime )

Convert time to text format i.e. 13:00 to 1:00PM

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Tony Tanevski
Hi-Voltage
http://www.hi-voltage.com.au

Sample input:

13:00

Sample output:

1:00PM

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Case( Hour ( xTime ) >= 24 or Minute(xTime) >= 60; "?";


    Case(
        Hour ( xTime ) > 12; (Hour ( xTime ) - 12); 
        Hour ( xTime ) = 0; "12"; 
        Hour ( xTime ) 
    ) & ":" & 

    Case(Minute ( xtime ) <9; "0") & Minute ( xtime ) 

    & " " & Case(Hour(xtime) < 12; "AM"; "PM")

)

Convert time value to text format i.e. 13:00 to 1:00PM.

Usefull for convering time to text (i.e. emails) where you cannot use FileMakers layout formatting.

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