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Comparing Data in different formats
Hello,
I'm having some difficulty in comparing the two lists below. Both sets of data come from different databases, the first an AS/400, the second a SQL database. sort code Custom 20/11/1981 201181 93-82-70 938270 95-03-66 950366 07/01/2016 070116 The AS/400 mainly stored the 6 digit code as XX-XX-XX, but sometimes it was reformatted as a date field - hence 20-11-81 became 20/11/1981 How can I convert these to a 6 digit string sop that I can compare thousands of records against our new custom database? I have tried Text-to-Columns, forcing General, but the date fields come in screwy, and the - fromatting is preserved! Help!! charlotte |
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Hi Charlotte
Take your data from the AS400 and covert it first. With the data in column A, enter in B1 =TEXT(A1,"dd-mm-yy") and copy down as far as required. Copy this column and Paste SpecialValues to "fix" the data. Now you will have data you can compare with your other list. -- Regards Roger Govier "Charlotte Howard" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm having some difficulty in comparing the two lists below. Both sets of data come from different databases, the first an AS/400, the second a SQL database. sort code Custom 20/11/1981 201181 93-82-70 938270 95-03-66 950366 07/01/2016 070116 The AS/400 mainly stored the 6 digit code as XX-XX-XX, but sometimes it was reformatted as a date field - hence 20-11-81 became 20/11/1981 How can I convert these to a 6 digit string sop that I can compare thousands of records against our new custom database? I have tried Text-to-Columns, forcing General, but the date fields come in screwy, and the - fromatting is preserved! Help!! charlotte |
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Thanks Roger, that did the trick!
Charlotte "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Charlotte Take your data from the AS400 and covert it first. With the data in column A, enter in B1 =TEXT(A1,"dd-mm-yy") and copy down as far as required. Copy this column and Paste SpecialValues to "fix" the data. Now you will have data you can compare with your other list. -- Regards Roger Govier "Charlotte Howard" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm having some difficulty in comparing the two lists below. Both sets of data come from different databases, the first an AS/400, the second a SQL database. sort code Custom 20/11/1981 201181 93-82-70 938270 95-03-66 950366 07/01/2016 070116 The AS/400 mainly stored the 6 digit code as XX-XX-XX, but sometimes it was reformatted as a date field - hence 20-11-81 became 20/11/1981 How can I convert these to a 6 digit string sop that I can compare thousands of records against our new custom database? I have tried Text-to-Columns, forcing General, but the date fields come in screwy, and the - fromatting is preserved! Help!! charlotte |
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