Numbers Equivalent of Excel Formula for Converting HH:MM:SS to DD:HH:MM:SS

I am not sure if this has been asked before.
What would be the Numbers formula for converting HH:MM:SS to DD:HH:MM:SS? The Excel formula is entering 396:59:45 into a cell and then in another cell is the following =TEXT(A2,"dd:hh:mm:ss"). The A2 is the example cell.

There is no formula to actually do the conversion. It is a matter setting the cell format. After that all you need to do is add a simple =<cell> formula to get the value in (i.e. - see my previous post), or a formula to add the two values (=A2+A5). Use Duration rather then Time for the cell formats.
A duration in Numbers for iOS will not appear 10:16:25:03, it will display as 10d 16h 25m 03s. If it is the actual display punctuation you are trying to change, it may be possible using a combination of a Duration and TEXT functions but would be quite lengthy, convoluted, and more trouble than it is worth.

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Price
Date
Store
Apple
1.00
1/2/13
Walmart
Orange
2.00
1/2/13
Walmart
Apple
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1/3/13
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1.75
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Price
Date
Store
Apple
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1/2/13
Walmart
Orange
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1/3/13
Smiths
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If you add an index column to your data table (here named 'Table 1') then you can do something like this, using INDEX MATCH, with MATCH set to find the smallest value.
Table 1
Item
Price
Date
Store
Index
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1.00
1/2/13
Walmart
Apple|001.00
Orange
2.00
1/2/13
Walmart
Orange|002.00
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1/3/13
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1/3/13
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1.75
1/3/13
Smiths
Orange|001.75
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Mars
Orange
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Here is a screenshot of the formula that may or may not display here:
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hii,,
i am using Oracle 10g...
select
pdate,
pcode,
pno,
pqty,
pprice,
trade_amt
     , qty_on_hand
     , total_cost
     , case when pqty < 0
       then
            lag (avg_price) over (order by pdate)
       else
         avg_price
       end avg_price
     , case when pqty < 0
       then
            lag (avg_price) over (order by pdate)*-pqty
       else
            avg_price*pqty
       end bal_cost
from (
select
pdate,
pcode,
pno,
pqty,
pprice,
pqty*pprice trade_amt,
sum (pqty) over (order by pdate) qty_on_hand,
sum (pqty*pprice) over (order by pdate) total_cost,
sum (pqty*pprice) over (order by pdate) /
            sum (pqty) over (order by pdate) avg_price
from
select to_date('12/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy') pdate, 'PUR' pcode, 1 pno, 10 pqty, 37.425 pprice from dual union all
select to_date('13/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy'), 'INV', 1, -5, 48.169 from dual union all
select to_date('14/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy'), 'PUR', 3, 15, 21.628 from dual union all
select to_date('15/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy'), 'INV', 4, -10, 32.6 from dual union all
select to_date('16/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy'), 'PUR', 4, 20, 22.33 from dual union all
select to_date('16/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy'), 'PUR', 5, 35, 19.55 from dual union all
select to_date('18/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy'), 'INV', 5, -8, 28 from dual union all
select to_date('22/01/2011','dd/mm/yyyy'), 'INV', 6, -12, 32.6 from dual
order BY 1,2,3
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PDATE     PCO           PNO          PQTY        PPRICE     TRADE_AMT   QTY_ON_HAND    TOTAL_COST     AVG_PRICE      BAL_COST
12-JAN-11 PUR         1.000        10.000        37.425       374.250        10.000       374.250        37.425       374.25
13-JAN-11 INV         1.000        -5.000        48.169      -240.845         5.000       133.405        37.425       187.125
14-JAN-11 PUR         3.000        15.000        21.628       324.420        20.000       457.825        22.891       343.373
15-JAN-11 INV         4.000       -10.000        32.600      -326.000        10.000       131.825        22.891       228.915
16-JAN-11 PUR         4.000        20.000        22.330       446.600        65.000      1262.675        19.426       388.517
16-JAN-11 PUR         5.000        35.000        19.550       684.250        65.000      1262.675        19.426       679.905
18-JAN-11 INV         5.000        -8.000        28.000      -224.000        57.000      1038.675        19.426       155.407
22-JAN-11 INV         6.000       -12.000        32.600      -391.200        45.000       647.475        18.222       218.669
8 rows selected.
i expect the result to be like this...
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12-JAN-11 PUR         1.000        10.000        37.425       374.250        10.000       374.250        37.425       374.25
13-JAN-11 INV         1.000        -5.000        48.169      -240.845         5.000       133.405        37.425       187.125
14-JAN-11 PUR         3.000        15.000        21.628       324.420        20.000       457.825        25.577       511.545
15-JAN-11 INV         4.000       -10.000        32.600      -326.000        10.000       131.825        25.577       255.773
16-JAN-11 PUR         4.000        20.000        22.330       446.600        65.000      1262.675        23.412       702.373
16-JAN-11 PUR         5.000        35.000        19.550       684.250        65.000      1262.675        21.333       1386.623
18-JAN-11 INV         5.000        -8.000        28.000      -224.000        57.000      1038.675        21.333       1215.961
22-JAN-11 INV         6.000       -12.000        32.600      -391.200        45.000       647.475        21.333       959.969
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1) qty_on_hand running balance is OK..
2) cost_of_sale = when qty is -nve (i.e. pcode = 'INV') then take (1 row)previous value of Avg.Price and multiply by sold qty of current row.
3) bal_cost = when qty is +ve (i.e. pcode = 'PUR') then take (1 row)previous value bal_cost and add the trade_amt of current_row OR
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finally
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just a link showing excel forumlas...http://www.flickr.com/photos/58335021@N07/5356642176/
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hii Etbin..thanks for your effort..but still the result is not as i want, above...
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       case when pqty < 0
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            else lag(bal_cost) over (order by pdate) + trade_amt
       end bal_cost_new, /* shown as an intermediate result - used in next case */
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            then lag(bal_cost) over (order by pdate) + lag(avg_price) over (order by pdate) * (- pqty)
            else lag(bal_cost) over (order by pdate) + trade_amt
       end / qty_on_hand avg_price_new
from (select pdate,pcode,pno,pqty,pprice,trade_amt,qty_on_hand,total_cost,
               case when pqty < 0
                    then lag(avg_price) over (order by pdate)
                    else avg_price
               end avg_price,
               case when pqty < 0
                    then lag(avg_price) over (order by pdate) * (- pqty)
                    else avg_price * pqty
               end bal_cost
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13/01/2011 INV         1.000        -5.000        48.169      -240.845         5.000       133.405        37.425       187.125       187.125       561.375       112.275
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I basically want a formula where I can average Letters out to a B- or C+. Can I do this from just letters alone or do I need to assign numbers. Speaking to my curriculum coordinator, she said stick to LETTERS and see if we can sort out something for that as we don't officially report in numbers.
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A score 50 or higher, but under 65 = C
A score 56 or higher, but under 85 = B
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For the letter grades and number grades to be combined into a single final letter grade, the numerical equivalents noted above must be chosen with that goal in mind, OR the numerical scores must be converted into letter grades, then reconverted into specific numerical equivalents for each letter grade, inserted into the set of (converted) letter grades, averaged, then reconverted to the equivalent letter grade.
As you can see, there are yet a few hurdles to overcome.
Regards,
Barry

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Message was edited by: lawero
Message was edited by: lawero

lawero wrote:
For example. I have a question with a drop down asking for male or female (I've done drop down lists as I want to cross analyse the results at a later date). I need to create a formula so that numbers automatically counts up all the males and females and puts them in another overall table. I guess I do this by creating a formula for numbers to turn all 'males' into 1 and all 'females' into 2, then ask numbers to count up all the 1's and 2's and put them in a table?
Wasn't how to "automatically count up all the males and females" already answered in my first post to your question How do I create a graph in numbers? The coloured text is a link to that thread.
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