How about this:


VB Code:
  1. Option Explicit
  2.  
  3. Private Function GetTime(strline As String) As String
  4. Dim dtEventDateTime As Date
  5. Dim dtClearDateTime As Date
  6.  
  7.     dtEventDateTime = CDate(Mid(strline, InStr(strline, "Event Time: ") + 12, 19))
  8.     dtClearDateTime = CDate(Mid(strline, InStr(strline, "Clear Time: ") + 12, 19))
  9.    
  10.     GetTime = DateDiff("n", dtEventDateTime, dtClearDateTime) & _
  11.                          " minutes Difference Between Event Time and Clear Time"
  12. End Function
  13.  
  14. Private Sub Command1_Click()
  15. Dim strline As String
  16.  
  17.     Debug.Print GetTime(strline)
  18.  
  19. End Sub