Convert a string into date - hour

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Dan89

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Hey guys, I need some help.

I have 2 separated cells with these STRINGS, indicating date and hours:

Apr-14-14 00:31:41
Apr-15-14 00:29:41

I would like to calculate, in a third cell, the difference between the 2 date/hours (in seconds).

How can I convert these 2 string cells into a date + hour format, so that I can compute the difference?

My version of Excel is 2013.

Thank you.
 

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Okay, not to be thick-headed, but if you check the cells' formatting, what is it?
 
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ACK!!! Never mind that last idiot question, I just tried 'Apr-14-14 00:31:41' in a cell.

Are you looking for a VBA solution, or worksheet formula/function solution?

Mark
 
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Dan89 said:
Hey guys, I need some help.

I have 2 separated cells with these STRINGS, indicating date and hours:

Apr-14-14 00:31:41
Apr-15-14 00:29:41

I would like to calculate, in a third cell, the difference between the 2 date/hours (in seconds).

How can I convert these 2 string cells into a date + hour format, so that I can compute the difference?
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Assuming those values are in A1 and A2, give this formula a try...

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"-"," ",1),"-",", ")-SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-"," ",1),"-",", ")

You can the apply the time format that you want.
 
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Because they are not stored as dates they are strings. They also don't follow a standard date format so you can't use datevalue. I did mine the way it was to make sure that the year and day are picked up correctly regardless of location settings.
 
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But I assume that the OP is using a date setting where month precedes the day, as in the U.S. (?)

Regards
 
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