Convert hard keyed/formatted numbers to dates
 

Have data that is supposed to be dates, e.g., 06-29-06, that has been
formatted with a custom number format of 00-00-00. I need to convert it/them
to actual dates; however, the number is really 62906, which converts to
03/23/72, not 06/29/06. Help! and THANKS!!
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Marv Lusk

Convert hard keyed/formatted numbers to dates
 

Try: data, text to columns, delimited, next, next, date format MDY, finish.
Format result as date.
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David Biddulph

"MarvInBoise" wrote in message
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Have data that is supposed to be dates, e.g., 06-29-06, that has been
formatted with a custom number format of 00-00-00. I need to convert
it/them
to actual dates; however, the number is really 62906, which converts to
03/23/72, not 06/29/06. Help! and THANKS!!
--
Marv Lusk

Convert hard keyed/formatted numbers to dates
 

try

=DATE(2000+RIGHT(A23,2),LEFT(TEXT(A23,"000000"),2) ,MID(TEXT(A23,"000000"),3,2))

where A23 contains your number

"MarvInBoise" wrote:

Have data that is supposed to be dates, e.g., 06-29-06, that has been
formatted with a custom number format of 00-00-00. I need to convert it/them
to actual dates; however, the number is really 62906, which converts to
03/23/72, not 06/29/06. Help! and THANKS!!
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Marv Lusk

Convert hard keyed/formatted numbers to dates
 

The function worked 'perfectly' -- thanks!
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Marv Lusk
Boise Corporation


"Duke Carey" wrote:

try

=DATE(2000+RIGHT(A23,2),LEFT(TEXT(A23,"000000"),2) ,MID(TEXT(A23,"000000"),3,2))

where A23 contains your number

"MarvInBoise" wrote:

Have data that is supposed to be dates, e.g., 06-29-06, that has been
formatted with a custom number format of 00-00-00. I need to convert it/them
to actual dates; however, the number is really 62906, which converts to
03/23/72, not 06/29/06. Help! and THANKS!!
--
Marv Lusk

Convert hard keyed/formatted numbers to dates
 

Glad it helped

"MarvInBoise" wrote:

The function worked 'perfectly' -- thanks!
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Marv Lusk
Boise Corporation


"Duke Carey" wrote:

try

=DATE(2000+RIGHT(A23,2),LEFT(TEXT(A23,"000000"),2) ,MID(TEXT(A23,"000000"),3,2))

where A23 contains your number

"MarvInBoise" wrote:

Have data that is supposed to be dates, e.g., 06-29-06, that has been
formatted with a custom number format of 00-00-00. I need to convert it/them
to actual dates; however, the number is really 62906, which converts to
03/23/72, not 06/29/06. Help! and THANKS!!
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Marv Lusk