extract date from string
 

i know this is probably a really simple thing to do but i am really not
familiar with text worksheet functions. anyways i have a cell which
contains the string: "Transfer Date: 3/19/2006". i want to extract only
the date from the string e.g. "3/19/2006".

note: if it was March 1st, then it would show "Transfer Date:
3/1/2006"...so i cant use the right function since i dont know the
exact length of the date.


--
kdp145
------------------------------------------------------------------------
kdp145's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29594
View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=518715

extract date from string
 

Try this:

For A1 containing text in the format you described
A1: Transfer Date: 3/19/2006

B1: =--TRIM(MID(A1,FIND(":",A1)+1,255))
Format B1 as a date.

Does that help?

Regards,
Ron


--
Ron Coderre
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ron Coderre's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21419
View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=518715

extract date from string
 

kdp

Select cells, Data/Text to Columns/Fixed Length.
Separate words and space from date, format as date
You can choose to not import the text part.

HTH
Beege


"kdp145" wrote in
message ...

i know this is probably a really simple thing to do but i am really not
familiar with text worksheet functions. anyways i have a cell which
contains the string: "Transfer Date: 3/19/2006". i want to extract only
the date from the string e.g. "3/19/2006".

note: if it was March 1st, then it would show "Transfer Date:
3/1/2006"...so i cant use the right function since i dont know the
exact length of the date.


--
kdp145
------------------------------------------------------------------------
kdp145's Profile:
http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29594
View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=518715

extract date from string
 

thnx Ron..that worked perfectly:)


--
kdp145
------------------------------------------------------------------------
kdp145's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29594
View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=518715