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thanikondharish
Fluorite | Level 6

data ex ;
input dob:datetime15. start:datetime15. ;
format dob start  datetime15. ;
cards ;
9oct2019:12:50:00 9oct2019:13:55:00

9oct2019:12:50:00 10oct2019:13:55:00
;

 

how to do difference between two datetime vaiables 

ex:   1)01:05(one hour and five minutes)

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26
data ex ;
input dob:datetime15. start:datetime15. ;
diff=start-dob;
format dob start  datetime15. diff time.;
cards ;
9oct2019:12:50:00 9oct2019:13:55:00
9oct2019:12:50:00 10oct2019:13:55:00
;

The difference is a straight subtraction, then you want the difference to be formatted into some format you happen to like.

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