Input predetermined date from column in Numbers

Hi!
I'm trying to calculate my worked hours by inputing Time in in cell C and Time out in cell D, and having Numbers calculate the numbers of worked hours in cell E, by using =Cell D - Cell C and it is working fine.
My problem is that Numbers automatically choses the current date and inputs it into all cells that are formated to show time only, Cell C and Cell D.
In Column B, I've typed in the correct date, eg. 16 augusti 2012.
My question is:
How to I get Numbers to choose the date from Cell B instead of todays date?
I've tried to input a formula =Date(cellB) which is working, but it stops me from inputing a time.
For example, in Cell B, I've typed in 16 augusti 2012 and in Cell C I've typed in =Date(cellB)+time(09:00:00) but get a syntax error.
To complicate matters, I'm using Numbers in Sweden, with the language set to Swedish... I don't know if that changes how to input a formula.
BR,
Jemma

Jemsann wrote:
Most of my time in and out occurrs on the same day, but not always, so hopefully I'll be able to find a formula that works for both instances.
Your formula seems to bypass the date issue althogeter. Does that mean that Numbers have no (rather simple) way of getting a date from another cell?
If I use the formula used in E2 and E3, then I might as well have the current date as my hidden datevalue, or does it function in an another manner?
Hi Jemma,
Use Badunit's version fo the formula if you have shifts that cross the midnight boundary. That version will work for for shifts of up to 23 hours and 59 minutes (and 59 seconds). For any shift less than 24 hours in length, the shift will have started and ended on the same calendar day if the starting time (of day) or TIMEVALUE is smaller than the finish time (of day) or TIMEVALUE, and will have started on the previous calendar day if the start TOD or TIMEVALUE is greater than the finish TOD or TIMEVALUE.
If you need to retrieve the Date from one cell (B6 in the formula below) and combine it with the Time part of the Date and Time value in a second cell (C2 in the example), try:
=TIMEVALUE(C2)+DATEVALUE(B6)
The Function Browser says DATEVALUE converts a date presented as a text string to a Date and Time value, but it seems to also read the date part of a full Date and Time value and convert this to a Date and Time value with the Time set to 00:00:00 (as it would be if you entered only the date part).
Regards,
Barry

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