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Samuel

text to date conversion

I'm trying to convert the following text 20061230.1437 to

12/30/06 14:37

Gary''s Student

text to date conversion

=DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),MID(A1,7,2))+TIME(MID (A1,10,2),RIGHT(A1,2),0)
and format as Custom m/d/yyyy hh:mm
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200738

"samuel" wrote:

I'm trying to convert the following text 20061230.1437 to

12/30/06 14:37

Samuel

text to date conversion

I was using the & " " & instead of the +

Can you tell me why mine wouldn't work?

"Gary''s Student" wrote:

=DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),MID(A1,7,2))+TIME(MID (A1,10,2),RIGHT(A1,2),0)
and format as Custom m/d/yyyy hh:mm
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200738

"samuel" wrote:

I'm trying to convert the following text 20061230.1437 to

12/30/06 14:37

Gary''s Student

text to date conversion

By using the + we are making a value. The integer part of the value is the
date and the decimal part of the value is the time.
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200738

"samuel" wrote:

I was using the & " " & instead of the +

Can you tell me why mine wouldn't work?

"Gary''s Student" wrote:

=DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),MID(A1,7,2))+TIME(MID (A1,10,2),RIGHT(A1,2),0)
and format as Custom m/d/yyyy hh:mm
--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200738

"samuel" wrote:

I'm trying to convert the following text 20061230.1437 to

12/30/06 14:37

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