Don't convert then to text! 39264 is just the number of days since
Jan-01-1900. Microsoft started there time zero in 1900. All you have to do
is highlight the column of data. Then go to Tool Menu - Format - Cells -
Number - Date and select one of the date formats. The numbers will all
change to dates.

"ClaireBrowny" wrote:

Hi there
Currently importing banking data that includes sort codes but EXcel 2003 is
automatically converting the 01-07-07 format into date format 01/07/07. When
I format to Custom or Text it appears as 39264. Any suggestions on a formula
I can run to convert them all to the correct value in text/custom format?
Thanks
Claire