difference between date n times

[minckle]

I have to date/times
e.g 19/11/2004 12:34:43 and 19/11/2004 12:38:12

i want to to write a function that tells me if the 1st DateTime is greater or less than 5 minutes before the 2nd DateTime

Its the 5 min bit that im struggling on

Date1 < Date2 - tells me if 1 is less than 2 but how do i do the 5 min bit

 

[EricDraven]

Look under the delphi help for DecodeDateTime. Using this command you will be able to get a solution.

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[whosrdaddy]

Hi,

don't know what delphi version you have but in delphi 7 you have the MinutesBetween function...

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[lespaul]

Version 6 has it too!

Leslie

 

[minckle]

Ive had a look for that function in Delphi 5 but cant find it. Ill have a go with the DecodeDateTime Function

 

[hilfy]

Or, if you want to use a constant that is the numeric value of 5 minutes, you can do something like this:

const
  C_5_MIN = 0.00347223;

I have this set up in a utility file and use it frequently when I'm calculating time delays.

-Dell