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nospam

insert current date
 
Hi,

I am trying to do what I suspect is a simple task and probably making a
meal out of it.

All I want to do is insert the current date into a cell, other than
having to type it.

I recorded a macro;

it has one line in it

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=TODAY()"


unfortunately every time I use the macro the previous dates are set to
today's date. Not surprising really when the today() function is used.

I want to insert the date and then have it 'fixed'.

How can I do this please?

Thanks

--
Nospam

somethinglikeant

insert current date
 
Sub FixDate()
ActiveCell.Value = Date
End Sub

somethinglikeant


Nospam wrote:

Hi,

I am trying to do what I suspect is a simple task and probably making a
meal out of it.

All I want to do is insert the current date into a cell, other than
having to type it.

I recorded a macro;

it has one line in it

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=TODAY()"


unfortunately every time I use the macro the previous dates are set to
today's date. Not surprising really when the today() function is used.

I want to insert the date and then have it 'fixed'.

How can I do this please?

Thanks

--
Nospam



Ron de Bruin

insert current date
 
Hi Nospam

Ctrl ; insert the date

Or with code
ActiveCell.Value = Format(Date, "dd-mmm-yyyy")


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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl



"Nospam" wrote in message ...
Hi,

I am trying to do what I suspect is a simple task and probably making a meal out of it.

All I want to do is insert the current date into a cell, other than having to type it.

I recorded a macro;

it has one line in it

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=TODAY()"


unfortunately every time I use the macro the previous dates are set to today's date. Not surprising really when the today()
function is used.

I want to insert the date and then have it 'fixed'.

How can I do this please?

Thanks

--
Nospam




nospam

insert current date
 
In message , Ron de Bruin
writes
Hi Nospam

Ctrl ; insert the date

Or with code
ActiveCell.Value = Format(Date, "dd-mmm-yyyy")



Thanks that did the trick


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Nospam

nospam

insert current date
 
Thanks




In message .com,
somethinglikeant writes
Sub FixDate()
ActiveCell.Value = Date
End Sub

somethinglikeant


Nospam wrote:

Hi,

I am trying to do what I suspect is a simple task and probably making a
meal out of it.

All I want to do is insert the current date into a cell, other than
having to type it.

I recorded a macro;

it has one line in it

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=TODAY()"


unfortunately every time I use the macro the previous dates are set to
today's date. Not surprising really when the today() function is used.

I want to insert the date and then have it 'fixed'.

How can I do this please?

Thanks

--
Nospam



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Nospam


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