Difference between two date time stamp in Intersystems Cache - intersystems-cache

Question

I would like to find out the number of hours and minutes between two date time stamp.
if for example
sDateTime = 2016-01-01 01:00
eDateTime = 2016-01-03 02:30
I would like it to output it as 49:30 (49hours and 30minutes)
I am unable to figure a method to work this out.
what I have so far:
Set oMNOF=##class(MNOF.MNOF).%OpenId(Id)
Set zstartDt=oMNOF.sDateTime
Set startDt=$PIECE(zstartDt,",",1)
Set startTime=$PIECE(zstartDt,",",2)
Set zendDt=oMNOF.eDateTime
Set endDt=$PIECE(zendDt,",",1)
Set endTime=$PIECE(zendDt,",",2)
set dateDiff=((endDt - startDt)) //2 days
set timeDiff=(endTime - startTime) //outputs 5400 seconds
set d = (dateDiff * 24 * 60 * 60)
set h = ((timeDiff - d) / 60)
set m = timeDiff - (d) - (h * 60)
Thank you for the help.

Answer 1

Another option:
USER>set mm=$system.SQL.DATEDIFF("mi","2016-01-02 01:00","2016-01-03 02:30")
USER>write "hours=", mm \ 60
hours=25
USER>write "minutes=", mm # 60
minutes=30

Answer 2

Hi thanks to all for the help.
I managed to come up with the below, appreciate if someone can improve on this.
<script language="cache" method="MGetData" arguments="pStartDt:%String,pEndDt:%String,pTimeField:%String" returntype="%Library.String">
set val1="00"
//HOUR: check if length equals 1
if $LENGTH($SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/3600))=1{
//add leading zero
set val1 ="0"_$SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/3600)
}
else{
//get without leading zero
set val1 = $SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/3600)
}
//MINUTES: check if length equals 1
if $LENGTH($SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/60) - ($SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/3600)*60))=1{
//add leading zero
set val2 ="0"_($SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/60) - ($SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/3600)*60))
}
else{
//get without leading zero
set val2 = ($SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/60) - ($SYSTEM.SQL.FLOOR($system.SQL.DATEDIFF("ss",pStartDt,pEndDt)/3600)*60))
}
//insert result data into the time field
Write "document.getElementById('"_pTimeField_"').value='"_val1_":"_val2_"';"
//Write "alert('"_val1_"^"_val2_"');"
QUIT 1