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Seconds Purpose Returns a number representing the number of seconds in time. Format Seconds(time) Parameters time - any time value or field of type time Data type returned number Examples Seconds(“12:15:23”) returns 23. Hour(Duration) + (Minute(Duration)/60) + (Seconds(Duration)/3600 returns 2.504166, if the Duration time field contains 2:30:15. Related topics Functions reference (category list) Functions reference (alphabetical list) About formulas About functions Defining calculation fields Using operators in formulas