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* in date format
I have exported a report into Excel from a suppliers website. :) It now includes a * infront the date format which is not displayed. I cannot remove it, the data displays a date as normal but is seens as text in the cell.:( If I use the "Edit Replace" function it removes all the data and I can't find any other way to remove it. I think the spreadsheet thinks is a wildcard. -- Geoff Neale ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Geoff Neale's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=14564 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513229 |
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* in date format
Geoff, Use B:B as a helper column. Where your date is in A1 in B1 try this. =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"*",,1)*1 Multiplying it by 1 converts it from text to a formattable date. Drag down the list and then you can Copy, Paste Special values over the old data and delete the helper column. Does that help? Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513229 |
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Hi Steve, Thanks for your help, unfortunately it didn't work in this instance as the format has the * in front of it, it doesn't actually appear in the cell. I managed to work around. Geoff -- Geoff Neale ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Geoff Neale's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=14564 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=513229 |
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