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Frank Kabel
 
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Hi
use the following formula in a helper column:
=--TEXT(--LEFT(A1,6),"0000-00-00"))
and format this cell as date

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Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

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After importing banking information in the format "20041126000001", I

want
the end result to be of the format "mm/dd/yyyy". The first 8 digits

will be
used for this, the remainder may be deleted.

Thank you for your help.