I downloaded over 2,000 entries which contain date and time in one cell (20060428 3+12+32). I need the date only and in the format: 04/28/06. I used =LEFT to obtain the result 20060428. I then tried to format the result as 04/28/06. Nothing works - I tried all format options and Data-Text to Columns. I also tried =MID in a futile attempt to rearrange the numbers!
I presume the problem is because even though the cell appears as: 20060428 it is actually =LEFT(M4,8), etc. - which cannot be formatted. There was a tip on this site about using =LEFT and "ignore" but that didn't work either (unless I wasn't using it correctly). Any ideas? Since I have over 2,000 entries I am desperate! Thanks!
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