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[driller]

Having a limited memory, please help me to recall the solution

i have cell values below in a column of *text dates* <m/d/yyyy>

'5/5/2008
'3/19/2008
'5/6/2008
'4/12/2008
'3/26/2008
'12/28/2008

problem is - it was imported and i need them to be reckognized as real date
values by xls 03. The * ' * is quite hard for me to recall of how i can
clean them.

 

[Pete_UK]

Perhaps like this:

=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)*1

with your date in A1 - format the cell as a date, then copy down as
required.

You could also try Data | Text to Columns.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[Jim Cone]

Data (menu) | Text to Columns
will work.
--
Jim Cone
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
(Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming)



"driller"
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Having a limited memory, please help me to recall the solution
i have cell values below in a column of *text dates* <m/d/yyyy>

'5/5/2008
'3/19/2008
'5/6/2008
'4/12/2008
'3/26/2008
'12/28/2008

problem is - it was imported and i need them to be reckognized as real date
values by xls 03. The * ' * is quite hard for me to recall of how i can
clean them.

 

[driller]

thanks again to Pete and Jim.


--
regards,

Perhaps like this:

=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)*1

with your date in A1 - format the cell as a date, then copy down as
required.

You could also try Data | Text to Columns.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[Pete_UK]

You're welcome.

Pete