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Troy Lea
 
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Default Opening a csv file with US date format on a Australian PC

Having problems with formating dates correctly in Excel when opened from a
CSV file. The data coming in is in the US format "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM".
IE: "6/17/1985 12:00:00 AM".

When the CSV file is opened in Excel you are unable to change the formatting
to set it to Australian date format "DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM"; the data stays
the same as "6/17/1985 12:00:00 AM".

When the MM and DD digits are 12 and less it recognises them as valid dates.
IE "11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM" is automatically formated as "11/01/1995 0:00".
However this is only happening because both MM and DD are equal to or less
than 12.

My question is how do I import the data into Excel telling it that the
format of the data coming in is "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM" and I want it
formatted as "DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM"? Unfortunately when we receive the data
from the database it includes the time in the date field, we have no control
over this.