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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / February 2008Imported Date Format
I have imported data from an accounting program and the date format is 20070101 for January 1, 2007. I have looked at various sites that would use Left(),Mid(),Right() to break the numbers and then put them back into 2007/01/01 but was wondering if anyone had a simpler solution. Thanks, Lee Coleman =DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),RIGHT(A1,2)) Look familiar? > I have imported data from an accounting program and the date format is > 20070101 for January 1, 2007. I have looked at various sites that would use > Left(),Mid(),Right() to break the numbers and then put them back into > 2007/01/01 but was wondering if anyone had a simpler solution. > Thanks, > Lee Coleman > I have imported data from an accounting program and the date format is > 20070101 for January 1, 2007. I have looked at various sites that would use > Left(),Mid(),Right() to break the numbers and then put them back into > 2007/01/01 but was wondering if anyone had a simpler solution. > Thanks, > Lee Coleman Highlight the cells. Format cells > number tab > Select Custom from the dropdown list In the "Type:" box, type in the following:- 0000"/"00"/"00 And this will display it as you wish. Excel wont treat it like a date however, it is just formatted to look like one - the value will still be 20070101. If you do wish to use functions you can try the following:- =LEFT(A1,4)&"/"&MID(A1,5,2)&"/"&RIGHT(A1,2) That is assuming that your date is in A1. Hope this helps, Matt Richardson http://teachr.blogspot.com Thanks to all for helping. >I have imported data from an accounting program and the date format is >20070101 for January 1, 2007. I have looked at various sites that would use >Left(),Mid(),Right() to break the numbers and then put them back into >2007/01/01 but was wondering if anyone had a simpler solution. > Thanks, > Lee Coleman |
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