LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Is there a way to quickly change the format of this date: 20110816
to Aug. 16, 2011 or 8-16-2011?
Is there a way to quickly change the format of this date: 20110816
to Aug. 16, 2011 or 8-16-2011?
is it an actual date or text in the cell
and do you get 0 for the days
ie
20110802
if so to convert to a date try
=DATEVALUE(MID(A1,7,2)&"/"&MID(A1,5,2)&"/"&LEFT(A1,4))
Wayne
if my assistance has helped, and only if you wish to , there is an "* Add Reputation" on the left hand side - you can add to my reputation here
If you have a solution to your thread - Please mark your thread solved do the following: >
Select Thread Tools-> Mark thread as Solved. To undo, select Thread Tools-> Mark thread as Unsolved.
If that number is in cell A1, you can use this formula to convert it to a date, then apply the formatting you want through the formatting toolbar:
=DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),RIGHT(A1,2))
- Moo
Thanks I'll try it.
Here's another one...
A2 = 20110816
Enter this formula in B2:
=--TEXT(A2,"0000-00-00")
Format as Date
Biff
Microsoft MVP Excel
Keep It Simple Stupid
Let's Go Pens. We Want The Cup.
hi there. another alternative:
=--TEXT(A1,"00-00-00")
like Tony's explanation, format to date
Thanks, if you have clicked on the * and added our rep.
If you're satisfied with the answer, click Thread Tools above your first post, select "Mark your thread as Solved".
"Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of what you already have."
Tips & Tutorials I Compiled | How to Get Quick & Good Answers
Or this
Format cell as Date
=DATEVALUE(TEXT(A2,"0000\/00\/00"))
If you like my answer please click on * Add Reputation
Don't forget to mark threads as "Solved" if your problem has been resolved
"Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know."
--Michel de Montaigne
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Register To Reply
Bookmarks