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[Duration]

[Duration] casts values as a duration data type, which represents a length of time in hours, minutes, and seconds. Accepts a duration string for hh:mm:ss, or an integer number of seconds.

An optional -Week parameter automatically adds a specified number of weeks to the specified duration. Optional -Day, -Hour, -Minute, and -Second parameters may also be used for automatically adding day, hour, minute, and time increments to the specified duration.

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
[Duration: 'hh:mm:ss']

[Duration: 'Integer Number of Seconds']

[Duration: -Week=Integer, -Day=Integer, -Hour=Integer, Minute=Integer, Second=Integer]
Optional Parameters
-Week Adds a specified number of weeks to the duration.
-Day Adds a specified number of days to the duration.
-Hour Adds a specified number of hours to the duration.
-Minute Adds a specified number of minutes to the duration.
-Second Adds a specified number of seconds to the duration.
Examples

To cast a duration data type:

This example illustrates casting a duration data type by combining integer numbers of weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

[Duration: -Week=2, -Day=3, -Hour=11, -Minute=23, -Second=47]
Result:
419:23:47
Tag Link [Duration] Category Date
Type Substitution Data Source Any
Support Preferred Version 6.0
Output Type Duration Security None
Implementation LCAPI Sets Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0

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