It might be easier to use datatext to columns if you do this on a regular
basis

select the column with the dates. do datatext to column, click next twice,
under column data format select Date and DMY from dropdown, click finish

record macro while doing it and attach a keyboard shortcut for next time


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom
"billbrandi" wrote in message
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Thank you

"FSt1" wrote:

hi,
you might try a formula like this....
=LEFT(B3,1) & "/" & MID(B3,2,2) &"/" & RIGHT(B3,4)
I tried it on the example you gave and it took. and is treated by excel
as a
date because i can add 1 to the results and get 1/2/2007.

regards
FSt1

"billbrandi" wrote:

A file I download from a mainframe has date data in it in a ddmmyyyy
format.
Example, 1/1/2007 comes across as 1012007. How do I convert to a
dd/mm/yyyy
format?

Thanks
Bill Falzone