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Default Converting data download for date 2.00707E+11 into something more user-friendly

Assuming your "date" is in A1, use this formula to split it up:

=DATE(MID(A1,1,4),MID(A1,5,2),MID(A1,7,2))
+TIME(MID(A1,9,2),MID(A1,11,2),0)

Format the cell with the formula in as dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm.

If you want the date and time in separate columns, you can do this:

=DATE(MID(A1,1,4),MID(A1,5,2),MID(A1,7,2))

=TIME(MID(A1,9,2),MID(A1,11,2),0)

Format the cells appropriately.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Aug 2, 4:52 pm, wrote:
Received a data download into Excel and noted that the date is listed
as "2.00707E+11" [which is basically 200707011300 and includes
YYYYMMDDHHMM]. I tried converting it to other date formats but got
this
"################################################# #########################*######################## ################################################## #*################################################ ###########################*###################### #########"
instead. Please HELP. Thanks in advance!