I have some system logs that have a number that is either a serial number or
the number of seconds. I have tried to use the Convert function, format the
cell to date/time, but it doesn't look reasonable. I've read that serial
numbers start at 1/1/1900, but this would put my date/time at september 2005,
and we aren't there yet. :) Any suggestions and ideas would be helpful.

Margo,

Time is stored as a fraction of 1 day, dates as the number of date from
01/01/1900. Today, 9:00PM has a value of 38,356.88.

If your number is in seconds, divide it by 86,400 (24*60*60) to get a
date/time number.

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HTH

RP
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"Margo" wrote in message
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I have some system logs that have a number that is either a serial number
or
the number of seconds. I have tried to use the Convert function, format
the
cell to date/time, but it doesn't look reasonable. I've read that serial
numbers start at 1/1/1900, but this would put my date/time at september
2005,
and we aren't there yet. :) Any suggestions and ideas would be
helpful.88

Do you have an example number and the approximate date/time that it should
represent?

Tim C

"Margo" wrote in message
...
I have some system logs that have a number that is either a serial number
or
the number of seconds. I have tried to use the Convert function, format
the
cell to date/time, but it doesn't look reasonable. I've read that serial
numbers start at 1/1/1900, but this would put my date/time at september
2005,
and we aren't there yet. :) Any suggestions and ideas would be helpful.