Calculating differences between two datetime columns

[kissmekate]

I've read about datediff, but that doesn't work for me because I'm not working with a database, I'm working with a spreadsheet and I need to reference cell numbers for what I'm trying to do.

I have one column with Creation Dates in the format of MM/DD/YY hh:mm. I have one column with Closing Dates in the same format.

Please tell me there is a simple and straightforward way to calculate the difference between the two in hours and minutes.

Please tell me that I don't have to split the dates from the times and calculate them independently.

Thanks!

[kissmekate]

Nevermind I think I just confused myself by trying to read the forums too early. Properly formatting each column (particularly the column where the calculation results are presented) seems to allow for straight forward =(Datetime2 - Datetime1)

[pitonyak]

Internally, a date/time is stored as a floating point number.


For a time, 0 references midnight December 30, 1899.

The fractional portions indicate time, so 0.5 is halfway through the day, or noon.

This system allows direct math to be used to calculate elapsed time.
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