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hi experts....
is there a way to make dates simply be read as text? meaning as labels
in charts?...not to be read as or converted into serial number?


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The Excel function "TEXT" might work for you (which I believe can be
used in VBA). In the following form TEXT(NOW(),"mm-dd-yyyy"), you will
get a date of 06-06-2006 in text format. Let's hope the devil doesn't
notice this ;-

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hi experts....
is there a way to make dates simply be read as text? meaning as labels
in charts?...not to be read as or converted into serial number?


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