I am trying to get duration from two times and create a google calendar event which is throwing many issues and creating wrong events

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I am working with time-related data in Make.com and am trying to calculate the difference between two time fields (Due Date time start (D) and Due Date time end (E)) to determine the duration in minutes or hours. However, I am encountering issues with my formula.

Input Data:

  • Due Date time start (D): "7:00:00 PM"
  • Due Date time end (E): "10:00:00 PM"
  • Duration: D - E (need better approach to do this
  • Other fields: Various date and time-related fields such as Start Date (November 6, 2024 12:00 AM) and End Date (November 6, 2024 12:00 AM).

Issue:

The formula is not working as expected, and it’s creating an event at 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM instead of calculating the correct time difference. The formula seems to be incorrectly parsing and subtracting parts of the time string, which is leading to this unexpected result.

Could someone help me with the correct approach or formula to calculate the time difference between Due Date time start (D) and Due Date time end (E) in minutes or hours? Ideally, I want to calculate the difference based on these time fields directly.

Output from Google Sheets:

  • Start: 11/6/2024 19:05:01
  • Task Title: "Latest one"
  • Due Date Time Start: "7:00:00 PM"
  • Due Date Time End: "10:00:00 PM"

I am using these values to create an event, but the calculation for the duration isn’t working properly.

Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated!

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Welcome to the Make community!

You should only specify:

Start Date
End Date

or

Start Date
Duration

For more information, see Events: insert  |  Google Calendar  |  Google for Developers

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