https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90474#M40680 I need to manipulate a time variable (subtract a number of minutes from it), which would seem quite easy. What ever I try though, the number of seconds is dropped. i.e. Use a calculation stage to 'copy' the time variable to a string: 10:11:12 becomes 10:11 Using Right(Time,2) gives '11' and not '12' Has anyone else had this issue and can suggest a way around it ? Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:27:00 GMT Graeme__Tacon 2015-06-03T16:27:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90474#M40680 I need to manipulate a time variable (subtract a number of minutes from it), which would seem quite easy. What ever I try though, the number of seconds is dropped. i.e. Use a calculation stage to 'copy' the time variable to a string: 10:11:12 becomes 10:11 Using Right(Time,2) gives '11' and not '12' Has anyone else had this issue and can suggest a way around it ? Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:27:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90474#M40680 Graeme__Tacon 2015-06-03T16:27:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90475#M40681 You can subtract a number of minutes from a DateTime simply by subtracting a TimeSpan E.g: [theDateTime] - (MakeTimeSpan(0, 0, 2, 0)) Please do not use concoctions using FormatDateTime, or Left, Right, etc. These functions are designed for string processing, and will almost certainly result in a bug when used in the context of Dates and Times Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:17:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90475#M40681 GilesBathgate 2015-06-03T17:17:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90476#M40682 Since the OP was about Time, rather than DateTime I thought it only fitting to provide another example: MakeTime(12, 30, 04) - MakeTimeSpan(0,0,2,0) Result: 12:28:04(time) Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:25:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90476#M40682 GilesBathgate 2015-06-03T17:25:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90477#M40683 Thanks Giles, that is exactly what I was after. Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:00:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Time-variables/m-p/90477#M40683 Graeme__Tacon 2015-06-03T18:00:00Z