Format:Date conversion

[Kristiaaan]

I have a database with date in the following format:
"200209021600" so 2 september 2002 16:00 hr

I cannot figure out how to convert this text to the actual date and time

Who can help me?

Thanks in advance

Kristiaan

[KL]

Hi Kristiaaan,

This formula works for me:

=--(TEXT(A1,"0000-00-00 00\:00"))

Don't forget to format the cell as date.

Regards,
KL


"Kristiaaan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have a database with date in the following format:
> "200209021600" so 2 september 2002 16:00 hr
>
> I cannot figure out how to convert this text to the actual date and time
>
> Who can help me?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Kristiaan
>

[Mangus Pyke]

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:14:45 +0200, "KL" wrote:
>This formula works for me:
>
>=--(TEXT(A1,"0000-00-00 00\:00"))
>
>Don't forget to format the cell as date.

KL- What are the two hyphens for at the beginning of this formula?

MP-
--
"Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."
B.F. Skinner

[KL]

They are coercing text into value as if I were using the function VALUE.

Regards,
KL


"Mangus Pyke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:14:45 +0200, "KL" wrote:
>>This formula works for me:
>>
>>=--(TEXT(A1,"0000-00-00 00\:00"))
>>
>>Don't forget to format the cell as date.
>
> KL- What are the two hyphens for at the beginning of this formula?
>
> MP-
> --
> "Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."
> B.F. Skinner

[Mangus Pyke]

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:10:45 +0200, "KL" wrote:
>They are coercing text into value as if I were using the function VALUE.

KL:

Thanks for the response.. while I don't truly understand, that gives
me a starting point. My Excel 2003 Bible and I will go spend a few
moments of quality time with the VALUE function.

Thanks much!

MP-
--
"Learning is a behavior that results from consequences."
B.F. Skinner

[Kristiaaan]

Hi KL,

Wow, I couldn't make that up myself. You really helped me out, thanks!
Now I can finally make a nice graph of my data... let's see what it tells
me...

Regards,

Kristiaan

"KL" wrote:

> Hi Kristiaaan,
>
> This formula works for me:
>
> =--(TEXT(A1,"0000-00-00 00\:00"))
>
> Don't forget to format the cell as date.
>
> Regards,
> KL
>
>
> "Kristiaaan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I have a database with date in the following format:
> > "200209021600" so 2 september 2002 16:00 hr
> >
> > I cannot figure out how to convert this text to the actual date and time
> >
> > Who can help me?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Kristiaan
> >
>
>
>