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melwayconsultancy
Apr 14, 2023Copper Contributor
DATE to MONTH problem (TEXT function)
Hello everyone, I want to convert dates to months in the MONTH column. I tried the TEXT function, it worked for some dates but the other dates were unable to be converted. Some dates, such ...
HansVogelaar
Apr 14, 2023MVP
- cowgirlcorySep 26, 2024Copper ContributorWorked for me! Thank you!
- melwayconsultancyApr 14, 2023Copper ContributorDATE: 4.1.2019 -> MONTH: =TEXT(B2;"mmmm") -> RESULT: November - This is ok
DATE: 6/25/19 -> MONTH: =TEXT(B3;"mmmm") -> RESULT: 6/25/19 - Not June.
Why is that?
The formula you sent did not work.- HansVogelaarApr 14, 2023MVP
See if this formula works for you:
=TEXT(IF(ISTEXT(B2),DATE(2000,LEFT(B2,FIND("/",B2)-1),1),B2),"mmmm")
- Carola1225May 10, 2024Copper Contributorgreat help!!!!! thanks a lot!
- HansVogelaarApr 14, 2023MVP
Apparently your system does not recognize 6/25/19 as a valid date. Instead, it treats it as text, so the date format is ignored.
What happens if you do the following:
- Select the column with the date/time values.
- Press Ctrl+H to activate the Replace dialog.
- Enter / in the 'Find what' box and . in the 'Replace with' box.
- Click 'Replace All'.