activecell.Numberformt = "mm/dd/yyyy"
should read
activecell.Numberformat = "mm/dd/yyyy"

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
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activecell.Numberformt = "mm/dd/yyyy"

activecell.Numberformat = "mmm dd, yyyy"

Make sure the date is actually stored as a date and not as a string/text
(which will not format)

assume it is A1
=isnumber(A1)
if that returns false, the it isn't stored as a date.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Neal" wrote in message
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I have a cell with the date formatted as Jan 01 1967 and I would like to
write an expression to change it to 01/01/1967 but I cant seem to find
an
expression on line that coan help. Is there an expression to change the
date
format?