hi (again), Keddy !

try with this changes:

op1: =text(20&right(a1,2)&"/"&left(a1,search("/",a1)-1)&"/01","mmm-yy")

op2: =date(20&right(a1,2),left(a1,search("/",a1)-1),1)
(cell format as date: mmm-yy)

hth,
hector.

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just... decide if the month part...
will be allways two digits (as per your previous example: 08/07 = Aug-10)
or could it be only one digit (as per example in this post: 8/07 #VALUE!) -???-

so you could change/adapt/... the "left" (function part) in proposed formulae
consider also *IF* the date-separator will be allways " / " -???-

if any doubts (or further information)... would you please comment ?
regards,
hector.

p.s. same to your "next" reply

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This is the outcome..any suggestions
Date Code
10/09 Oct-09
8/07 #VALUE!
11/06 Nov-06
3/08 #VALUE!
12/08 Dec-08
3/09 #VALUE!
12/08 Dec-08

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hi (again), Keddy !

I used your recommendation this the output. It displays current year on instead of 2009, 2007 or 2006

10/09 = Oct - 10
08/07 = Aug-10
11/06 = Nov-10

thanks
Keddy

also this one: =date(20&right(a1,2),left(a1,2),1)
and apply a custom number format (i.e.) mmm-yy