Time Tab

Use the Time tab to select time-related functions that allow you to:

• Convert between Fractional time and Second time

• Extract time components from Fractional time

For more information on time formats, see the Application Notes below.    

Time Tab options   

Button	Syntax	Definition
Time Conversion
Fractional time (HH.hh)	time(hour,minute,second)	Converts (Hours,Minutes,Seconds) to Fractional time.
Extract from Fractional Time
Hour (HH)	time_hour(fractional time)	Extracts Hour from Fractional time.
Minute (MM)	time_minute(fractional time)	Extracts Minute from Fractional time.
Second (SS.ss)	time_second(fractional time)	Extracts Second from Fractional time.
Convert Exact Second Time
Fractional time (HH.hh)	time_from_long(days)	Converts Exact Second Time to Fractional time.
Integer second (SSSS)	time_to_long(fractional time)	Converts Fractional time to Exact Second time.
Convert Fractional Second Time
Fractional time (HH.hh)	time_from_seconds(days)	Converts Fractional Second time to Fractional time.
Second time (SSSS.ss)	time_to_seconds(fractional time)	Converts Fractional time to Fractional Second time.

Application Notes

Fractional Time

Represents the time of day in decimal hours.

Example:

4:15:34.35 is stored as:

Second Time

Represents the elapsed seconds in a day, ranging from 0 to 86400.

Stored in two forms:

• Exact: Whole seconds

• Fractional: Partial seconds supported

Example:

4:15:34.35 is stored as: