Created
January 14, 2017 10:47
-
-
Save andreuinyu/32bec70810ce266bad2421644053d279 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Google Spreadsheet function that takes two strings in the format "January 1, 1970 at 00:00AM" and returns the time difference rounded into hours
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
function DELTAHOURS(date1, date2) { | |
//Takes two strings in the format "January 1, 1970 at 00:00AM" and returns the time delta in hours | |
var starthour = new Date(); | |
var endhour = new Date(); | |
//Month | |
switch (date1.slice(0, date1.indexOf(" "))){ | |
case "January": | |
starthour.setMonth(0); | |
break; | |
case "February": | |
starthour.setMonth(1); | |
break; | |
case "March": | |
starthour.setMonth(2); | |
break; | |
case "April": | |
starthour.setMonth(3); | |
break; | |
case "May": | |
starthour.setMonth(4); | |
break; | |
case "June": | |
starthour.setMonth(5); | |
break; | |
case "July": | |
starthour.setMonth(6); | |
break; | |
case "August": | |
starthour.setMonth(7); | |
break; | |
case "September": | |
starthour.setMonth(8); | |
break; | |
case "October": | |
starthour.setMonth(8); | |
break; | |
case "November": | |
starthour.setMonth(10); | |
break; | |
case "December": | |
starthour.setMonth(11); | |
break; | |
} | |
switch (date2.slice(0, date2.indexOf(" "))){ | |
case "January": | |
endhour.setMonth(0); | |
break; | |
case "February": | |
endhour.setMonth(1); | |
break; | |
case "March": | |
endhour.setMonth(2); | |
break; | |
case "April": | |
endhour.setMonth(3); | |
break; | |
case "May": | |
endhour.setMonth(4); | |
break; | |
case "June": | |
endhour.setMonth(5); | |
break; | |
case "July": | |
endhour.setMonth(6); | |
break; | |
case "August": | |
endhour.setMonth(7); | |
break; | |
case "September": | |
endhour.setMonth(8); | |
break; | |
case "October": | |
endhour.setMonth(8); | |
break; | |
case "November": | |
endhour.setMonth(10); | |
break; | |
case "December": | |
endhour.setMonth(11); | |
break; | |
} | |
//Day | |
starthour.setDate(Number(date1.slice(date1.indexOf(" "), date1.indexOf(",")))); | |
endhour.setDate(Number(date2.slice(date2.indexOf(" "), date2.indexOf(",")))); | |
//Year | |
starthour.setFullYear(Number(date1.slice(date1.indexOf(",")+2, date1.indexOf("at")-1))); | |
endhour.setFullYear(Number(date2.slice(date1.indexOf(",")+2, date2.indexOf("at")-1))); | |
//Hour and minute | |
var h1 = date1.slice(date1.indexOf("at")+3, date1.length-2); | |
var h2 = date2.slice(date2.indexOf("at")+3, date2.length-2); | |
switch (date1[date1.length-2]){ | |
case "A": | |
starthour.setHours(Number(h1.slice(0, 2))); | |
break; | |
case "P": | |
starthour.setHours(Number(h1.slice(0, 2))+12); | |
} | |
switch (date2[date2.length-2]){ | |
case "A": | |
endhour.setHours(Number(h2.slice(0, 2))); | |
break; | |
case "P": | |
endhour.setHours(Number(h2.slice(0, 2))+12); | |
} | |
starthour.setMinutes(Number(h1.slice(3, h1.length))); | |
endhour.setMinutes(Number(h2.slice(3, h2.length))); | |
return Math.round((endhour.getTime()-starthour.getTime())/(3600*1000)); | |
} |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment