Count the start and end timers to calculate the money

[Loc]

I'm a bit weak in terms of calculation Can you give me an example of how to calculate the hourly rate. For example: from 18:00 to 19:00 is 1 hour. Here 1 hour = 1000 money. Counting from the start time to the end time is how many minutes and calculating the money, the better.

[TheXman]

8 hours ago, Loc said:

I'm a bit weak in terms of calculation Can you give me an example of how to calculate the hourly rate.

I assume that you meant how to calculate the gross wages since you said "1 hour = 1000 money".

1. Use _DateDiff to calculate the number of minutes between start and end times
2. Divide minutes by 60 to get hours
3. Multiply hours times hourly rate to calculate gross wages

 

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <Date.au3>

Const  $HOURLY_RATE = 1000.00, _
       $START_TIME  = '2020-10-18 23:00', _
       $END_TIME    = '2020-10-19 06:30'

Global $fHours = _DateDiff('n', $START_TIME, $END_TIME) / 60
Global $fWages = $fHours * $HOURLY_RATE

MsgBox($MB_ICONINFORMATION+$MB_TOPMOST, "Wages", _
       StringFormat("Start = %s\nEnd = %s\n\nHours = %.2f\nRate = %.2f\n\nWages = %.2f", _
                    $START_TIME, $END_TIME, $fHours, $HOURLY_RATE, $fWages))

 

Edited October 18, 2020 by TheXman
Updated example

[Loc]

My intention is to write internet checkout tools. Start timing from what time it will run incrementally up to the current time. I searched and found no one who posted this topic. thanks

Edited October 19, 2020 by Loc

[JockoDundee]

16 hours ago, TheXman said:

1. Use _DateDiff to calculate the number of minutes between start and end times
2. Divide minutes by 60 to get hours
3. Multiply hours times hourly rate to calculate gross wages

Agree, although if we’re talking about actual wages paid in the U.S. to physically present employees, you might need a rounding option to the quarter hour, as it is both a legal and still common way of paying people “on the clock”, though less so these days.

Complicating matters somewhat is the fact that rounding usually occurs on both ends of the punch, e.g. 9:08 to 5:07 can be, and often is paid out as 8.75 hours, though of course the opposite can occur.  I remember many a time waiting by the clock for the 8th click before getting an exit punch; though this was obviously frowned upon