# Basic date time conversion

**URL:** <https://forum.knime.com/t/basic-date-time-conversion/26126>\
**Category:** KNIME Analytics Platform\
**Created:** [August 15, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/basic-date-time-conversion/26126 "2020-08-15T22:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlauber71](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/mlauber71/32/73590_2.png) [@mlauber71](https://forum.knime.com/u/mlauber71)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/basic-date-time-conversion/26126/5 "2020-08-16T13:42:44Z")

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> [@metaresolve](#):
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> I tried putting in MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM but the node broke.

This string does seem to do the trick:

> MM/dd/yyyy’ ‘hh:mm’ 'a

though I am not 100% happy with the AM/PM implementation.

 ![image](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/2/12612fa194e6edd0dee666dc243f581448bf1dce.png)

> **[Deal with (messy) Time formats containing AM/PM distincions – mlauber71](https://hub.knime.com/mlauber71/spaces/Public/kn_example_date_time_am_pm_format~YAgylrhMQgyfgAyS/current-state)**
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> Deal with (messy) Time formats containing AM/PM distincions

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