# Showing a component for a specific time duration

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/showing-a-component-for-a-specific-time-duration/5263>\
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**Created:** [March 7, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/showing-a-component-for-a-specific-time-duration/5263 "2020-03-07T12:25:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/showing-a-component-for-a-specific-time-duration/5263/4 "2020-03-07T14:25:53Z")

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Even with script, I believe that it won’t register the change as a “spreadsheet edit”. So the sheet would change but the app won’t. This is the same for both NOW and TODAY formulas.

I had suggested a feature be built within Glide to provide a new data column type called Current DateTime—go upvote!

[A new home for Glide Feature Requests](https://community.glideapps.com/t/a-new-home-for-glide-feature-requests/4765)

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