Decoding time fields, Power user hints – SKC DataTrac for the Pocket Pump User Manual

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Decoding Time Fields

Time fi elds are based on a simple mathematical relationship. The number represents the time that has elapsed since
midnight December 30, 1899, in days. For example:

Time Value

Represents

0.25

Dec 30, 1899

6:00 AM

0.75

Dec 30, 1899

6:00 PM

1.5

Dec 31, 1899

Noon

365.25

Dec 30, 1900

6:00 AM

35065.625

Jan 1, 1996

3:00 PM

The integer portion of the number represents the number of days that have elapsed since December 30, 1899. The
fractional portion is the fractional part of a day (0 is midnight, 0.5 is noon and 0.9999884 is one second before midnight).

This is a time format used in several applications. For example, if these numbers are imported into Excel for Windows
they can be directly converted into time and date with the sequence:

Format, Cell, Modify, Number, Date, m/d/yy h:mm. (Note: The column width will have to be adjusted to display the
Day and Date correctly.)

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