See if datetime is within range

I have two datasets of datetime and numerical values where the data was collected at incongruous times. For example:

Dataset 1:

'3/25/2024 15:01:15' 1

'3/25/2024 15:01:31' 2

'3/25/2024 15:01:47' 0

'3/25/2024 15:02:03' 0

'3/25/2024 15:02:19' 0

'3/25/2024 15:02:35' 0

'3/25/2024 15:02:51' 1

'3/25/2024 15:03:07' 2

Dataset 2:

'3/25/2024 15:01:10' 10

'3/25/2024 15:01:26' 20

'3/25/2024 15:01:42' 30

'3/25/2024 15:01:58' 40

'3/25/2024 15:02:14' 50

'3/25/2024 15:02:30' 60

'3/25/2024 15:02:46' 70

I'd like to delete rows from dataset 1 and 2 that are in the same range of datetime. In this example, I'd like to delete the rows from dataset 1:

'3/25/2024 15:01:47' 0

'3/25/2024 15:02:03' 0

'3/25/2024 15:02:19' 0

'3/25/2024 15:02:35' 0

and therefore delete rows with the datetime in the same range from dataset 2:

'3/25/2024 15:01:58' 40

'3/25/2024 15:02:14' 50

'3/25/2024 15:02:30' 60

[Voss]

You want to delete rows 3, 4, 5, and 6 from dataset 1, and also delete any rows from dataset 2 where the datetimes are within the range of the rows deleted from dataset 1. Is that right?

If so, why would rows 2 and 3 be deleted from dataset 2? Those are not in range (they are both before the first deleted dataset 1 datetime, '3/25/2024 15:01:47'). Only rows 4, 5, and 6 in dataset 2 are within the range '3/25/2024 15:01:47' to '3/25/2024 15:02:35'.

[Joy]

Pardon me, you're correct. It has been corrected.

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

I do not entirely understand what you want to do.

One approach —

D1 = {'3/25/2024 15:01:15'    1
'3/25/2024 15:01:31'    2
'3/25/2024 15:01:47'    0
'3/25/2024 15:02:03'    0
'3/25/2024 15:02:19'    0
'3/25/2024 15:02:35'    0
'3/25/2024 15:02:51'    1
'3/25/2024 15:03:07'    2};


D2 = {'3/25/2024 15:01:10'    10
'3/25/2024 15:01:26'    20
'3/25/2024 15:01:42'    30
'3/25/2024 15:01:58'    40
'3/25/2024 15:02:14'    50
'3/25/2024 15:02:30'    60
'3/25/2024 15:02:46'    70};

T1 = cell2table(D1);
T1.D11 = datetime(T1.D11)

T1 = 8x2 table
            D11             D12
    ____________________    ___

    25-Mar-2024 15:01:15     1 
    25-Mar-2024 15:01:31     2 
    25-Mar-2024 15:01:47     0 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:03     0 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:19     0 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:35     0 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:51     1 
    25-Mar-2024 15:03:07     2 

T2 = cell2table(D2);
T2.D21 = datetime(T2.D21)

T2 = 7x2 table
            D21             D22
    ____________________    ___

    25-Mar-2024 15:01:10    10 
    25-Mar-2024 15:01:26    20 
    25-Mar-2024 15:01:42    30 
    25-Mar-2024 15:01:58    40 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:14    50 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:30    60 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:46    70 

Lv = T1.D12 == 0;
T1Q  = T1.D11(Lv);

T2Q = T2.D21 >= T1Q(1) & T2.D21 <= T1Q(end);                % Logical Vector
T2deleted = T2(T2Q,:)                                       % Deleted Rows

T2deleted = 3x2 table
            D21             D22
    ____________________    ___

    25-Mar-2024 15:01:58    40 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:14    50 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:30    60 

T2new = T2(~T2Q,:)                                          % Retained Rows

T2new = 4x2 table
            D21             D22
    ____________________    ___

    25-Mar-2024 15:01:10    10 
    25-Mar-2024 15:01:26    20 
    25-Mar-2024 15:01:42    30 
    25-Mar-2024 15:02:46    70 

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