I want to change the date format in VBA from "13.07.2006" to "20060713".

If I try to record a macro applying the Format, Format cells... function,
nothing happends.

The excel workbook has date values in column A with the wrong format
"13.07.2006". The correct format is "20060713".

I try to open the workbook and create a new column B with correct date format.
Then I try to overwrite column A with a pasteSpecial command.

When I run the macro, I return runtime error 1004.

Any suggestions to make this work?

Regards

Frank Krogh


Sub ChangeDateFormat()
strFilename = Application.GetOpenFilename("Report (*.xls),*.xls")
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
If strFilename < "False" Then
Workbooks.Open strFilename
Columns("B:B").Select

Application.Workbooks(Workbooks.Count).Activate
With Selection
.Formula = "=CONCATENATE(LEFT(A,7,4),(LEFT(A,1,2),(LEFT(A,4,2 ))"
End With

Columns("B:B").Select
Selection.Copy
Columns("A:A").Select
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
End If
End Sub