yes thats correct I need the result to be just numeric. For example. The TimeReceived value is 0900, the TimeArrivedValue is 0905, and the TimeCleared value is 0930. Now I need this to display just 30, for how many minutes it would be from 0900 to 0930. The fields are all set up as numeric, as the Time field was giving me way to many issues. The tricky part is the after midnight calculation. In the end all I need is the correct amount of minutes.