Hi Chris;

Try this:

Columns("A:A").NumberFormat = "m/d/yy h:mm AM/PM"
Where the column is A.

If you are using an automation object your code might look
like this:

MyAutomationObject.Application.Columns("A:A").Numb erFormat
= "m/d/yy h:mm AM/PM"



-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I have a Visual Basic 5.0 application that opens a
recordset and then sends the output to an excel
spreadsheet.

One of the fields in my recordset is a date/time datatype
of short time.

When the excel object is created and I see the sheet
appear the column for the this field looks like this:

1/0/1900

If i click into a cell in this column and look at the
cell contents i see the correct full date time.
which is example: 04/19/04 6:30 AM

How do I format this column in my visual basic
application using the excel object to show the short time
once the excel sheet is created and visible?

I'm new to the excel sheet object model.

advice would be appreciated.

thanks
.