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Default Date format not correct when you convert a CSV text file in Excel

Within my CSV file the date is in the format dd/mm/yyyy, when I convert it
into Excel 2003 the date appears in the format mm/dd/yyyy.
I see this problem also appeared in Excel 2002 but the regfix supplied by
Microsoft Knowledge base KB835718 does not work for Excel 2003.
Please any suggestions?
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Default Date format not correct when you convert a CSV text file in Excel

As long as Excel has recognized the input as a date, reformatting is simple.
Select the column of dates, then Format Cells, select the Number tab. If
you choose the 'Date' category, you can select a number of pre-defined
formats for displaying the dates. If you choose the 'Custom' category, you
can indicate your own preference, for example by typing "dd/mm/yyyy" in the
text box.

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Within my CSV file the date is in the format dd/mm/yyyy, when I convert it
into Excel 2003 the date appears in the format mm/dd/yyyy.
I see this problem also appeared in Excel 2002 but the regfix supplied by
Microsoft Knowledge base KB835718 does not work for Excel 2003.
Please any suggestions?

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Default Date format not correct when you convert a CSV text file in Excel

Have to tried the workaround mentioned in the article, using the Local
argument? I switch my settings to UK and I found that using Local fixed the
problem:

Workbooks.Open Filename:="C:\date.csv", Local:=True

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| Within my CSV file the date is in the format dd/mm/yyyy, when I convert it
| into Excel 2003 the date appears in the format mm/dd/yyyy.
| I see this problem also appeared in Excel 2002 but the regfix supplied by
| Microsoft Knowledge base KB835718 does not work for Excel 2003.
| Please any suggestions?


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