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DavidB80
Feb 19, 2025Copper Contributor
Excel Formula: What am I doing wrong?
Hi Brains Trust, I am trying to convert an 8-digit reverse date text string in to dd/mm/yyyy date format. What am I doing wrong? Column A is 'Text', Column B is 'Date' set to dd/mm/yyyy. I just ne...
Harun24HR
Feb 20, 2025Bronze Contributor
First convert text to any date format, then convert it to a real date value. Finally apply your desired date format to display it.
=--TEXT(A2,"0000\/00\/00")