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Hi All, Can anyone tell me why my formula =datevalue(A1) returns #Value when the contents of A1 are 13/01/2005. When I am converting 12/01/2005 the formula works. I think its something to do with the US/UK version of expressing dates but I cant work out how to fix it! Regards Garry -- Gazzr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gazzr's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31075 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=525986 |
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Perhaps just in say, B1: =A1,
and format B1 as general would suffice (or format A1/col A as general) -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Gazzr" wrote in message ... Hi All, Can anyone tell me why my formula =datevalue(A1) returns #Value when the contents of A1 are 13/01/2005. When I am converting 12/01/2005 the formula works. I think its something to do with the US/UK version of expressing dates but I cant work out how to fix it! Regards Garry -- Gazzr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gazzr's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31075 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=525986 |
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Hi Garry,
I think you have US English set in Windows Regional Settings while you are trying to convert British date format strings into dates. You have two options: 1. Change your Regional Settings to UK English, 2. Create US style date strings to convert: not 13/01/2005 because in UK usage it would mean 01. of 13th month (there is no 13th month, that's why you get #Value) , but 01/13/2005 which in US usage means 13. January 2005. Regards, Stefi €žGazzr€ť ezt Ă*rta: Hi All, Can anyone tell me why my formula =datevalue(A1) returns #Value when the contents of A1 are 13/01/2005. When I am converting 12/01/2005 the formula works. I think its something to do with the US/UK version of expressing dates but I cant work out how to fix it! Regards Garry -- Gazzr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gazzr's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31075 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=525986 |
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