Subtracting time

[ttleser]

I've got a text file that's got timestamps in it. I'm having a problem writing a small script to subtract the difference. Here's a snipet of the text file:

[Fri Feb 03 20:16:20] BecDeCorbin (QC7MWWWY) Joined as Player 1

[Fri Feb 03 21:05:58] Iolana (QCRDPJ7X) Joined as Player 2

[Fri Feb 03 21:14:40] Bert_Mechman (QC7Y9NJR) Joined as Player 3

[Fri Feb 03 21:25:39] BecDeCorbin Left as a Player (2 players left)

I can write a script to extract just the time, 20:16 from the text file, but I want to subtract 20:16 from 21:25 to see the difference. Any thoughts?

[xcal]

_DateDiff

[ttleser]

Try again.

Using this script from the help file (modified slighty to test):

#include <Date.au3>
$start = "20:16"
$end = "21:25"

; Calculated the number of seconds since EPOCH (1970/01/01 00:00:00) 
$iDateCalc = _DateDiff( 'n',$start,$end)
MsgBox( 4096, "", "Number of minutes: " & $iDateCalc )

The result is "0"

[ttleser]

Ok, no worries. I finally got a script to work:

$start = "20:35"
$end = "21:45"

If StringTrimRight($end, 3) - StringTrimRight($start, 3) > 1 Then
; ^^ If the hour difference is 1 or less continue
    If StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) < 0 Then
; ^^ If the min difference is negative
        $Min = (StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3))+((StringTrimRight($end, 3) - StringTrimRight($start, 3))*60)
        msgbox(0,"test", "Minutes = "&$Min)
    ElseIf StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) >= 0 Then
; ^^ If the min difference is not negative then
        $Min = ((StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3)) + ((StringTrimRight($end, 3) - StringTrimRight($start, 3))*60))
        msgbox(0,"test", "Minutes = "&$Min)
    EndIf
ElseIf StringTrimRight($end, 3) - StringTrimRight($start, 3) = 1 Then
; ^^ If the hour difference is 1 continue
    If StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) < 0 Then
; ^^ If the min difference is negative
        $Min = (StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) + 60)
        msgbox(0,"test", "Minutes = "&$Min)
    ElseIf StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) >= 0 Then
; ^^ If the min difference is not negative then
        $Min = ((StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3)) + ((StringTrimRight($end, 3) - StringTrimRight($start, 3))*60))
        msgbox(0,"test", "Minutes = "&$Min)
    EndIf
ElseIf StringTrimRight($end, 3) - StringTrimRight($start, 3) < 1 Then
    If StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) < 0 Then
; ^^ If the min difference is negative
        $Min = (StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) + 60)
        msgbox(0,"test", "Minutes = "&$Min)
    ElseIf StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3) >= 0 Then
; ^^ If the min difference is not negative then 
        $Min = StringTrimLeft($end, 3) - StringTrimLeft($start, 3)
        msgbox(0,"test", "Minutes = "&$Min)
    EndIf
EndIf

[therks]

If you can already get the times out, then just do a little math.

$start = _ToSeconds('20:16')
$end = _ToSeconds('21:25')

MsgBox(0,'',$end - $start)

Func _ToSeconds($time)
  $split = StringSplit($time, ':')
  $seconds = $split[1] * 60 + $split[2]
  Return $seconds
EndFunc

Fairly simple, at least for the usage of this script snipped. Were you perhaps looking to do something like this on a grander scale?

[xcal]

Try again.

Using this script from the help file (modified slighty to test):

#include <Date.au3>
$start = "20:16"
$end = "21:25"

; Calculated the number of seconds since EPOCH (1970/01/01 00:00:00) 
$iDateCalc = _DateDiff( 'n',$start,$end)
MsgBox( 4096, "", "Number of minutes: " & $iDateCalc )

The result is "0"

Try what again? It isn't my fault you didn't know how to use it properly.

[ttleser]

Try what again? It isn't my fault you didn't know how to use it properly.

Wanna tell me what you'd do different with that script then? What did I do wrong with the script I laid out then?

Edited March 25, 2007 by ttleser

[ttleser]

@googemyster

1. Your script uses current time and date, I need it from a file that has no date.

2. Adding the seconds back to the numbers still produces a output of zero.

#include <Date.au3>
$start = "20:16:20"
$end = "21:25:39"

; Calculated the number of seconds since EPOCH (1970/01/01 00:00:00) 
$iDateCalc = _DateDiff( 'n',$start,$end)
MsgBox( 4096, "", "Number of minutes: " & $iDateCalc )

[xcal]

#include <date.au3>

; this would be some array created by reading from your file
Global $arrayfromsomefile[5] = [4, _
        '[Fri Feb 03 20:16:20] BecDeCorbin (QC7MWWWY) Joined as Player 1', _
        '[Fri Feb 03 21:05:58] Iolana (QCRDPJ7X) Joined as Player 2', _
        '[Fri Feb 03 21:14:40] Bert_Mechman (QC7Y9NJR) Joined as Player 3', _
        '[Fri Feb 03 21:25:39] BecDeCorbin Left as a Player (2 players left)']

MsgBox(0, '', 'The difference is ' & _nameofmydatedifffunction() & ' minutes.')

Func _nameofmydatedifffunction()
    Local $somevarname, $someothervarname
    For $i = 1 To UBound($arrayfromsomefile) - 1
        If StringInStr($arrayfromsomefile[$i], 'BecDeCorbin') And StringInStr($arrayfromsomefile[$i], 'Joined') Then $somevarname = _nameofmyfuncttoparsetheline($arrayfromsomefile[$i])
        If StringInStr($arrayfromsomefile[$i], 'BecDeCorbin') And StringInStr($arrayfromsomefile[$i], 'Left') Then $someothervarname = _nameofmyfuncttoparsetheline($arrayfromsomefile[$i])
    Next
    Local $start = @YEAR & '/' & @MON & '/' & @WDAY & ' ' & $somevarname   ; if you're using something other than the current y/m/d you can parse in your own
    Local $end = @YEAR & '/' & @MON & '/' & @WDAY & ' ' & $someothervarname
    Return _DateDiff('n', $start, $end)
EndFunc

; you may have to change this - no clue how constant your file's format is
Func _nameofmyfuncttoparsetheline($watchoutincomingvar)
    Return StringLeft(StringTrimLeft($watchoutincomingvar, 12), 8)
EndFunc

edit: formatting, couple explanations

Edited March 25, 2007 by xcal

[cloop]

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Edited March 25, 2007 by cloop

[cloop]

CODE

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;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:    _AdjustTime()
; Description:      Add to, or subtract from, a basetime
; Parameter(s):     $sTime - the basetime
;                   $sSpan - the timespan
; Requirement(s):   _SecondsToTimespan()
; Return Value(s):  On Success - returns the adjusted timestring
;                                @extended set to offset of days
;                   On Failure - returns an empty string
;                                @error set to 1
; Author(s):        D
; Note(s):          None
;
;===============================================================================
Func _AdjustTime($sTime, $sSpan)
    ; Split basetime to array while checking for parameter format errors
    Local $asTime = StringRegExp($sTime, "^([01]\d|2[0-3])(?::([0-5]\d)|)(?::([0-5]\d)|)$", 1)
    If @error Then Return SetError(1, 1, "")

    ; Split timespan to array while checking for parameter format errors
    Local $asSpan = StringRegExp($sSpan, "^([+-]?)(\d+)(?::([0-5]\d)|)(?::([0-5]\d)|)$", 1)
    If @error Then Return SetError(1, 2, "")

    ; Special case: for zero timespan return unaltered time
    If StringRegExp($sSpan, "^00(?::00|)(?::00|)$") Then Return $sTime

    ; Redimension to be sure of array sizes
    ReDim $asTime[3], $asSpan[4]

    ; Convert basetime and timespan to seconds
    Local $iTime = ($asTime[0] * 3600) + ($asTime[1] * 60) + $asTime[2]
    Local $iSpan = ($asSpan[1] * 3600) + ($asSpan[2] * 60) + $asSpan[3]

    Switch $asSpan[0]
        Case ""
            ContinueCase
        Case "+"
            Local $iMod = Mod($iTime + $iSpan, 86400), $sReturn
            $sReturn = _SecondsToTimespan($iMod - (86400 * ($iMod > 86400)))
        Case "-"
            Local $iMod = Mod($iTime - $iSpan, 86400), $sReturn
            $sReturn = _SecondsToTimespan($iMod + (86400 * ($iMod < 0)))
    EndSwitch

    ; Set @extended macro to the difference in days, and return new timestring
    Return SetExtended(Floor(($iTime + ($asSpan[0] & $iSpan)) / 86400), $sReturn)
EndFunc   ;==>_AdjustTime


;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:    _SecondsToTimespan()
; Description:      Convert a number of seconds to a timespan
; Parameter(s):     $iSecs - the number of seconds
; Requirement(s):   None
; Return Value(s):  On Success - returns a string in the form "000:00:00"
;                   On Failure - returns an empty string
;                                @error set to 1
; Author(s):        D
; Note(s):          None
;
;===============================================================================
Func _SecondsToTimespan($iSecs)
    ; Minus seconds not allowed
    If $iSecs < 0 Then Return SetError(1, 0, "")

    ; Special case: for zero seconds return zero timespan
    If Not $iSecs Then Return "00:00:00"

    ; Seconds
    Local $iS = Mod($iSecs, 60)

    ; Minutes
    Local $iMins = Floor($iSecs / 60)
    Local $iM = Mod($iMins, 60)

    ; Hours
    Local $iHours = Floor($iMins / 60)
    Local $iH = Mod($iHours, 24)

    ; Days
    Local $iDays = Floor($iHours / 24)
    Local $iD = Mod($iDays, 365)

    ; Set @extended to offset of days and return the timespan as a string
    Return SetExtended($iD, StringFormat("%02s:%02s:%02s", $iH, $iM, $iS))
EndFunc   ;==>_SecondsToTimespan

Try these. They're a bit rough and ready but functional.