VBA Minute Function in Excel is a built-in function in MS Excel. It has one input argument or parameter. VBA Minute Function returns the two-digit number as Minute from the specified time and returns a number from 00 to 59 (It has a leading zero where applicable). It is a ‘Data and Minute’ type function. Default format of the Minute function is ‘MM’. The VBA Minute Function can be used in either procedure or function in a VBA editor window in Excel. We can use the VBA Minute Function any number of times in any number of procedures or functions. In the following section we learn what is the syntax and parameters of the Minute function, where we can use this VBA Minute Function and real-time examples.
- Syntax of VBA Minute Function
- Parameters or Arguments
- Where we can apply or use the VBA Minute Function?
- Example 1: Display current time in Minutes on the screen
- Example 2: Display current time in Minutes on the Worksheet
- Example 3: Display Medium Time on the screen using Format
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The syntax of the VBA Minute Function is
There is one parameter or argument for the Minute function in VBA. That is nothing but ‘time_value’.
Where time_value is a time to generate number as Minute from the specified time. It returns a number from 00 to 59. It has leading zero where applicable.
We can use this VBA Minute function in MS Office 365, MS Excel 2016, MS Excel 2013, 2011, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel 2016 for Mac, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel Online, Excel for iPhone, Excel for iPad, Excel for Android tablets and Excel for Android Mobiles.
Here is a simple example of the Minute Function. This below example macro uses the Minute function and displays the two-digit Minute from the specified date. In this case specified time is current time.
'Display Current Minute on the screen Sub VBA_Minute_Function_Example1() 'Variable declaration Dim sCurrentMinute As Integer 'Assign current Minute to variable sCurrentMinute = Minute(Time) MsgBox sCurrentMinute, vbInformation, "Current Minute" End Sub
In the above example ‘sCurrentMinute’ declared as an Integer data type. And Minute is a vba function, it returns two digit number (number from a 0 to 59) as Minute. This variable ‘sCurrentMinute’ now contains the two-digit Minute.
Output: Here is the screen shot of first example output.
Here is another example of the VBA Minute Function. This below example macro uses the Minute function and displays the Minute from the specified time on the Worksheet named ‘VBAF1.Com’ in Range ‘B18’.
Sub VBA_Minute_Function_ Example2() 'Display Current Minute on the Worksheet 'Variable declaration Dim dCurrentMinute As Date 'Assign current Minute to variable sCurrentMinute = Now Sheets("VBAF1.com").Range("B18") = Minute(sCurrentMinute) 'or 'Sheets("VBAF1.com").Cells(18, 2) = Minute(sCurrentMinute) End Sub
Output:Here is the screen shot of second example output.
Here is one more example with Minute Function. This below example macro uses the Time function and changes the format of the time. Finally, it displays the medium time from the specified time on the screen. Long time includes hours, minutes and the Am/PM indicator.
Sub VBA_Minute_Function_ Example3() 'Format and Display medium Time on the screen 'Variable declaration Dim sCurrentMinute As Date 'Assign current Minute to variable sCurrentMinute = Time MsgBox Format(sCurrentMinute, "Medium Time"), vbInformation, "Current Medium Time" End Sub
Output:Here is the screen shot of third example output.
Note: Difference between first output and second output is format of the Minute.
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