VBA TimeSerial Function

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TimeSerial Description

Returns a time given an hour, minute, and second value.

Here is a simple TimeSerial example:

Sub TimeSerial_Example()
    MsgBox TimeSerial(6, 30, 0)
End Sub

This code will return 6:30:00 AM.

In the VBA Editor, you can type “TimeSerial(” to see the syntax for the TimeSerial Function:

The TimeSerial function contains 3 arguments:

Hour: Numeric value between 0 (12:00 A.M.) and 23 (11:00 P.M.).

Minute: Numeric value representing a minute.

Second: Numeric value representing a second.

MsgBox TimeSerial(16, 30, 0)

Result: 4:30:00 PM

MsgBox TimeSerial(16, -30, 10)

Result: 3:30:10 PM

MsgBox TimeSerial(16, -30, -10)

Result: 3:29:50 PM

MsgBox TimeSerial(-16, -30, -10)

Result: 3:29:50 PM