I have some text files which I am bringing into MapInfo.  My data includes a
time stamp, a date in one column and a time in am/pm format in a second
column.  MapInfo always converts the time to decimal format, i.e. 12:00 pm
becomes 0.5, 6:00 pm is 0.75.  The decimal number does accurately reflect
the percentage of the day from midnight that has pasted, but it is not very
useful when trying to look at data.  Does anyone know how to avoid
converting a time into a decimal number?

I have tried bringing the file into Excel and using many different time
formats.  I have also tried to format the column as text, both in Excel and
MapInfo. I haven't been able to find any information in the manuals or
on-line help regarding time.

Thank you for your help in advance!
Heather

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Heather M. Newlin
Manager, Product Development
U.S. Wireless Corporation
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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