Charting Run Times

Ok, here's the deal. I have a data table on sheet 1. It is organized like
this:
Column A: Start Time "A"
Column B: End Time "A"
Column C: Start Time "B"
Column D: End Time "B"
Row 1: 8/30/2005 8:30:00 PM
Row 2: 8/30/2005 9:07:00 PM
Row 3: 8/31/2005 1:21:00 AM
Row 4: 8/31/2005 3:31:00 AM

What I am trying to do is chart this data as a stacked bar going from left
to right so that the first section of the bar (furthest to the left)
represents the time between column "A" and column "B", and the second/right
section of the stacked bar represents the time between column "C" and column
"D".

What I have done so far is create additional columns that calculate the
duration of each start and end time. Then I have a floating bar chart that
charts the first start time and then charts the durations there after.

The problem that I am encountering is that since my data is in mm/dd/yyyy
hh:mm AM format (or at least that is how it is input into the data table), my
floating bar chart can't pick them up becuase (I think) it is expecting that
my dates and times are starting at 1/0/1900 12:00 AM instead of true/real
times.

Does anyone know how I can create a chart to do what I want. If I have left
out details that you think are important, please let me know.

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Thanks a million,

Nick Junod

It is not clear what exactly you are doing but then it may not matter.
;-)

If your dates and *times* are not showing up correctly, it is because XL
does not have a way to plot times within a day correctly except for a XY
Scatter chart. Instead of using a floating bar chart can you use a step
chart? For how see
Step chart
http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ch...art/index.html

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Tushar Mehta
www.tushar-mehta.com
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+ Technology skills
= Optimal solution to your business problem
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Ok, here's the deal. I have a data table on sheet 1. It is organized like
> this:
> Column A: Start Time "A"
> Column B: End Time "A"
> Column C: Start Time "B"
> Column D: End Time "B"
> Row 1: 8/30/2005 8:30:00 PM
> Row 2: 8/30/2005 9:07:00 PM
> Row 3: 8/31/2005 1:21:00 AM
> Row 4: 8/31/2005 3:31:00 AM
>
> What I am trying to do is chart this data as a stacked bar going from left
> to right so that the first section of the bar (furthest to the left)
> represents the time between column "A" and column "B", and the second/right
> section of the stacked bar represents the time between column "C" and column
> "D".
>
> What I have done so far is create additional columns that calculate the
> duration of each start and end time. Then I have a floating bar chart that
> charts the first start time and then charts the durations there after.
>
> The problem that I am encountering is that since my data is in mm/dd/yyyy
> hh:mm AM format (or at least that is how it is input into the data table), my
> floating bar chart can't pick them up becuase (I think) it is expecting that
> my dates and times are starting at 1/0/1900 12:00 AM instead of true/real
> times.
>
> Does anyone know how I can create a chart to do what I want. If I have left
> out details that you think are important, please let me know.
>
>

Tushar:

If Nick is doing it as a Gantt chart, the date-time is the Y variable,
and it's fully numerical. A horizontal bar chart should be okay.

Nick:

Are you merely plotting the durations? Then skip a column, column F
should be some kind of label for the vertical axis of the bar chart,
column G should be the difference between columns A and B, and column H
the difference between C and D. Select the data in columns F:H and make
your stacked bar chart with series in columns.

More about Gantt charts:

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=343
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/GanttChart.html
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/GanttLinks.html

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
_______


Tushar Mehta wrote:

> It is not clear what exactly you are doing but then it may not matter.
> ;-)
>
> If your dates and *times* are not showing up correctly, it is because XL
> does not have a way to plot times within a day correctly except for a XY
> Scatter chart. Instead of using a floating bar chart can you use a step
> chart? For how see
> Step chart
> http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ch...art/index.html
>

I'm going to take a look at these suggestions and get back to you
guys...thanks!
--
Thanks a million,

Nick Junod


"Jon Peltier" wrote:

> Tushar:
>
> If Nick is doing it as a Gantt chart, the date-time is the Y variable,
> and it's fully numerical. A horizontal bar chart should be okay.
>
> Nick:
>
> Are you merely plotting the durations? Then skip a column, column F
> should be some kind of label for the vertical axis of the bar chart,
> column G should be the difference between columns A and B, and column H
> the difference between C and D. Select the data in columns F:H and make
> your stacked bar chart with series in columns.
>
> More about Gantt charts:
>
> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=343
> http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/GanttChart.html
> http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/GanttLinks.html
>
> - Jon
> -------
> Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
> Peltier Technical Services
> Tutorials and Custom Solutions
> http://PeltierTech.com/
> _______
>
>
> Tushar Mehta wrote:
>
> > It is not clear what exactly you are doing but then it may not matter.
> > ;-)
> >
> > If your dates and *times* are not showing up correctly, it is because XL
> > does not have a way to plot times within a day correctly except for a XY
> > Scatter chart. Instead of using a floating bar chart can you use a step
> > chart? For how see
> > Step chart
> > http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ch...art/index.html
> >
>