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    #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    I have this formula to calculate the time difference between two dates and two times.
    =(INT(V4-AB4)&" days, "&HOUR(V4-AB4)&" hours, "&MINUTE(V4-AB4)&" minutes and "&SECOND(V4-AB4)&" seconds")
    they are pulling the data from these two formulas.
    =TEXT(S4, "mm/dd/yyyy")&" "&TEXT(U4,"hh:mm:ss")
    =TEXT(Y4, "mm/dd/yyyy")&" "&TEXT(AA4,"hh:mm:ss")
    they are pulling data from two columns that i converted a number to army using this formula.
    =TEXT(T4,"00\:00\:00")+0
    And they are both displaying the date and time.
    The thing is, is that for this example the dates are the same but the times are different and I get this error.
    I used the formula on another line with two different dates and times and it works.

    Any Ideas of why it is not working when the dates are the same?

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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    Can you upload sample workbook demonstrating your issue?
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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    I agree with CK76. It's difficult to replicate what you are doing without a sample workbook.
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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    its not letting me upload the excel sheet

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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    Click on GO ADVANCED and then scroll down to Manage Attachments to open the upload window.
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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    oh ok here it is.
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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    I believe the error is caused because D3 is smaller than I3 and when it subtracts I3 from D3, it comes out to a negative number. If you switch all the (D3-I3) to (I3-D3) it works.

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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    I have to have it D-I because its a calculation of the date and time some should be done and when it actually was done. In terms of time and date. I have switched it and you can see the second line now doesn't work.
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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    This formula might help out
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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    You don't need to convert time and date into text really...
    You can simply add time to date to get combined date time value.
    I.E. In D3: =A3+C3, In I3: ==F3+H3

    Alternate to gmr4evr1's method, you can also do...

    =INT(ABS(D3-I3))&" days, "&HOUR(ABS(D3-I3))&" hours, "&MINUTE(ABS(D3-I3))&" minutes and "&SECOND(ABS(D3-I3))&" seconds"

    But, personally, I'd use something like below to indicate when D3 < I3.
    =IF(SIGN(D3-I3)<0,"Minus ","")&INT(ABS(D3-I3))&" days, "&HOUR(ABS(D3-I3))&" hours, "&MINUTE(ABS(D3-I3))&" minutes and "&SECOND(ABS(D3-I3))&" seconds"

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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    Thank you all for the help it worked!!!!

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    Re: #NUM! error when I am calculating time difference

    You're welcome, glad that a solution was found.

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