Converting text to dates
 

Hi -

I'm trying to convert a simple value of 7152004 to a date, and can't seem to
figure it out. When I format cells to date, I get a long #### response, and
I'm not getting that b/c of the column size. I've tried to do DATEVALUE on
the cell, but it gives a VALUE! error. Any suggestions? Thanks!

In an adjacent cell, use

=DATE(RIGHT(A1,4),LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-6),MID(A1,LEN(A1)-5,2))

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HTH

RP
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"Jack" wrote in message
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Hi -

I'm trying to convert a simple value of 7152004 to a date, and can't seem
to
figure it out. When I format cells to date, I get a long #### response,
and
I'm not getting that b/c of the column size. I've tried to do DATEVALUE on
the cell, but it gives a VALUE! error. Any suggestions? Thanks!

That worked! Thanks!

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

In an adjacent cell, use

=DATE(RIGHT(A1,4),LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-6),MID(A1,LEN(A1)-5,2))

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"Jack" wrote in message
...
Hi -

I'm trying to convert a simple value of 7152004 to a date, and can't seem
to
figure it out. When I format cells to date, I get a long #### response,
and
I'm not getting that b/c of the column size. I've tried to do DATEVALUE on
the cell, but it gives a VALUE! error. Any suggestions? Thanks!