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Help: How do I convert a text date into a real date format
Hi Guys, Does anyone know how to convert a date that's inputted in a text format? Example: The date is entered as 62606, this means as 6/26/06. I just can't change the format into date because it will be different. I'm thinking if there is some sort of formula to add a hyphen and turn it to 6-26-06. Like extracting, the last two digit, then the two middle, then the first Hope someone can help me. Thanks in advance. -- japorms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ japorms's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=6544 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=567496 |
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How do I convert a text date into a real date format
Hi
What if the 'date' is 10606? Is that 1/06/06 or is it 10/6/06? Andy. "japorms" wrote in message ... Hi Guys, Does anyone know how to convert a date that's inputted in a text format? Example: The date is entered as 62606, this means as 6/26/06. I just can't change the format into date because it will be different. I'm thinking if there is some sort of formula to add a hyphen and turn it to 6-26-06. Like extracting, the last two digit, then the two middle, then the first Hope someone can help me. Thanks in advance. -- japorms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ japorms's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=6544 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=567496 |
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Help: How do I convert a text date into a real date format
Maybe this............
=IF(RIGHT(A1,2)*1<=6,DATE(RIGHT(A1,2)*1+2000,LEFT( A1,LEN(A1)-4)*1,MID(A1,LEN(A1)-3,2)*1),DATE(RIGHT(A1,2)*1+1900,LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-4)*1,MID(A1,LEN(A1)-3,2)*1)) All on one line, watch out for wordwrap...... Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "japorms" wrote: Hi Guys, Does anyone know how to convert a date that's inputted in a text format? Example: The date is entered as 62606, this means as 6/26/06. I just can't change the format into date because it will be different. I'm thinking if there is some sort of formula to add a hyphen and turn it to 6-26-06. Like extracting, the last two digit, then the two middle, then the first Hope someone can help me. Thanks in advance. -- japorms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ japorms's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=6544 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=567496 |
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Help: How do I convert a text date into a real date format
Well do you need the date to be read as a date by Excel? or only by the
user? If you don't need Excel to read the number as a date, then there is a very simple way to solve your problem. Right click in the cell where the date is to go. Choose Format Cells from the dropdown. Click the Number Tab Category: Custom In the Type: Box where it says "General" type 00-00-00 or 00/00/00 depending on whether you'd prefer hyphens or slashes. And then Click OK. You can now type in 062606 or 62606 and it will be changed to 06/26/06 or 06-26-06. Excel won't read it as date, but it will look like a date. It depends on what else you need the cell to do (i.e. do any other cells refer to this cell in a formula?) If that is the case then this won't work for you, but if you only need it to "look" like a date for printed forms or whatever, this should work. japorms wrote: Hi Guys, Does anyone know how to convert a date that's inputted in a text format? Example: The date is entered as 62606, this means as 6/26/06. I just can't change the format into date because it will be different. I'm thinking if there is some sort of formula to add a hyphen and turn it to 6-26-06. Like extracting, the last two digit, then the two middle, then the first Hope someone can help me. Thanks in advance. -- japorms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ japorms's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=6544 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=567496 |
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Help: How do I convert a text date into a real date format
You could use this if your day value is always 2 digits (1st = 01, 2nd=02 etc..) So October 10 is 101006 and January 1 is 10106 =TEXT(A1,"00-00-00")*1 Format cells as mm/dd/yy. HTH Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=567496 |
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