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Sean
 
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Default convert string to date

I am sorry I did not make myself clear in the first post.

My cell's formular is
=CONCATENATE(MID(B3,6,2),"-",MID(B3,1,3),"-",MID(B3,10,2)), which is equal to
08-Mar-06, but it is a string. How can I make it to a date in the cell?

Thanks.

"davesexcel" wrote:


right click on mouse
select format cells
select numbers tab
select date
select the format you want


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