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Excel 97 form - please help!
Hi, I would be really grateful if someone could help out as I am bashing my
head against a wall over here! I have a data form in excel. Certain records can be updated within the body of the form. The problem I have is that I need the date in dd_mmm_yy format, but when the information is entered on the form, it is in American format. Which is fine, except for, when you click on the field, it inserts a space before the date - which means it can't be formated to the desired format without going into the cell and deleting the space. However, when I tab through the record I don't get the same problem!! Is there anyway I can just make it in the above format? Very grateful for any assistance. |
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Hi Leanne
when you say you "have a data form in excel" what exactly do you mean? when you say "when the information is entered on the form, it is in American format?" - do you mean that it is being typed in by the user in american format and you want it converted to dd_mmm_yy or the user is typing it in in dd/mm/yy and then it is being converted by excel to mm/dd/yy. if you have any code behind the entry of date bit could you copy & paste that in your reply as this will assist in determining a solution. Cheers JulieD Perth, Western Australia "Leanne" wrote in message ... Hi, I would be really grateful if someone could help out as I am bashing my head against a wall over here! I have a data form in excel. Certain records can be updated within the body of the form. The problem I have is that I need the date in dd_mmm_yy format, but when the information is entered on the form, it is in American format. Which is fine, except for, when you click on the field, it inserts a space before the date - which means it can't be formated to the desired format without going into the cell and deleting the space. However, when I tab through the record I don't get the same problem!! Is there anyway I can just make it in the above format? Very grateful for any assistance. |
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Hi Leanne,
I have a data form in excel. Certain records can be updated within the body of the form. The problem I have is that I need the date in dd_mmm_yy format, but when the information is entered on the form, it is in American format. Which is fine, except for, when you click on the field, it inserts a space before the date - which means it can't be formated to the desired format without going into the cell and deleting the space. However, when I tab through the record I don't get the same problem!! Is this the form from Data, form and are you showing the form using a macro? If so, use this code to show the form, it will ensure you can use local date formats: Application.CommandBars(1).FindControl(ID:=860, recursive:=True).Execute Regards, Jan Karel Pieterse Excel MVP www.jkp-ads.com |
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