Hi

I have a cell which is in text format. The cell is referenced as a string. I
then need to check to see if the entered date/number entered into the cell is
before todays date.

I use the following code to change the format of the cell number/date to
become an actual date however the wrong date is shown.

rngFromC = 281006

stFromaDateNameC = rngFromC

If stFromDateNameC <= 999999 Then
stFromDateNameC = Format(stFromDateNameC, "mm/dd/yy")
stFromDateNameC = DateValue(stFromDateNameC)
End If

when converted into date format it shows 13/05/1969

I dont understand why it doesn't show as 28/10/06.

Any idea's

Thanks
Noemi

You should use Option Explicit, you have different variable names in that
code, stFromDateNameC and stFromaDateNameC.

Try this instead

rngFromC = DateSerial(28, 10, 6)

stFromDateNameC = rngFromC

If stFromDateNameC <= 999999 Then
stFromDateNameC = Format(stFromDateNameC, "mm/dd/yy")
End If


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Hi

I have a cell which is in text format. The cell is referenced as a string.
I
then need to check to see if the entered date/number entered into the cell
is
before todays date.

I use the following code to change the format of the cell number/date to
become an actual date however the wrong date is shown.

rngFromC = 281006

stFromaDateNameC = rngFromC

If stFromDateNameC <= 999999 Then
stFromDateNameC = Format(stFromDateNameC, "mm/dd/yy")
stFromDateNameC = DateValue(stFromDateNameC)
End If

when converted into date format it shows 13/05/1969

I dont understand why it doesn't show as 28/10/06.

Any idea's

Thanks
Noemi