Ing. Luis Fernando Ortiz M.
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Re: how to clear up mixed date/text column
Hi:
Try this:
Make a loop in a range and use VBA function ISDATE. this feature can
identify the text like dates and return true if is valid date.
If you use format only change the aspect and not then contents
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Luis F. Ortiz
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>I have a column of mixed date/text in an Excel Workbook. The workbook
> is downloaded from SAP system.
>
> The column contains data that look like dates , but up sorting, they
> would appear at different places; the "istext" function would confirm
> they are text or data.
>
> 03/21/2006 istext = true
> 03/21/2006 istext= false
>
> How to fix problems like this?
>
> I tried:
> a) format->cell -> data -> date for the column etc.
> b) copy/special paste -> text/value etc
>
> but none worked for me.
>
> Thanks for suggestions.
>
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