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Convert text string to date

How do you convert a text string, "112905" to a date of 11/29/05?

So it has the appropriate serial value 38685 for 11/29/05.

Thanks in advance

David Billigmeier

Convert text string to date

Try this:

=DATE("20"&RIGHT(A1,2),LEFT(A1,2),MID(A1,3,2))

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Regards,
Dave

"AK" wrote:

How do you convert a text string, "112905" to a date of 11/29/05?

So it has the appropriate serial value 38685 for 11/29/05.

Thanks in advance

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