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Copper Contributor

May 23, 2024

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Help with convertions/formula

Hi. I have a data source that gives me data formatted as: "19 min 3 sec". The cell is "standard". Is it possible to somehow convert this to only numbers, or minutes and seconds without the text? I a...

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NikolinoDE
May 23, 2024
In the former formula is the time is in decimal.
here a formula in hh:mm:sec
=TID(0; VENSTRE(A1; FINN(" min"; A1) - 1); DELTEKST(A1; FINN(" min"; A1) + 5; FINN(" sec"; A1) - FINN(" min"; A1) - 5))
You just need to format the cell(s) accordingly (select cell or range of cells > right mouse button > format cells... > custom > type: hh:mm:ss).

lejoS1225

Copper Contributor

May 23, 2024

Hi and thank you for the reply. For some reson this did not work on my end. I just get "#Name?" in the result cell. I have changed it to my F2 cell and repaced , with ; (Norwegian)

NikolinoDE

Gold Contributor

May 23, 2024

In Norwegian.
=VERDI(VENSTRE(A1; FINN(" min"; A1) - 1)) + VERDI(DELTEKST(A1; FINN(" min"; A1) + 5; FINN(" sec"; A1) - FINN(" min"; A1) - 5)) / 60

lejoS1225
Copper Contributor
May 23, 2024
What a service 🙂 Yes this did translate "1 min 8 sec" to 1,13 and "1 min 13" sec to 1,26. Why not 1,8 and 1,13?
- NikolinoDE
  Gold Contributor
  May 23, 2024
  In the former formula is the time is in decimal.
  here a formula in hh:mm:sec
  =TID(0; VENSTRE(A1; FINN(" min"; A1) - 1); DELTEKST(A1; FINN(" min"; A1) + 5; FINN(" sec"; A1) - FINN(" min"; A1) - 5))
  You just need to format the cell(s) accordingly (select cell or range of cells > right mouse button > format cells... > custom > type: hh:mm:ss).
  - lejoS1225
    Copper Contributor
    May 23, 2024
    Thank you so much 🙂