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How to convert date format from imported data?
Hi Reuben,
The formula could be as
=DATE(DAY(A1)+2000,MONTH(A1),MOD(YEAR(A1),2000))
assuming all your dates are in 21st century.
If in A1 is 2027-03-17 (as date, not text) the formula returns 2017-03-27.
However, i'd start from second option
Hi Reuben,
If your regional settings are in ISO format (2017-03-17) and in your csv file dates looks like 27-03-17 when yes, such data will be recognized as one in year 2027. Since Excel considers your csv date as one with two-digits year format, i.e. as YY-MM-DD.
Above is my guess since not clear how dates are formatted within csv (text) file. If so, there are two ways to fix
1) use Excel formulas to change years and dates
2) or simply not to open csv file but import data from it into new excel workbook (use Get Data from Text), on the third step of the importing wizard for column data format select Date and change default YMD on DMY.
- Thanks Sergei! I'll definitely try that. I couldn't find a formula for your option #1 but I'll try option #2 and see how it works.
Hi Reuben,
The formula could be as
=DATE(DAY(A1)+2000,MONTH(A1),MOD(YEAR(A1),2000))
assuming all your dates are in 21st century.
If in A1 is 2027-03-17 (as date, not text) the formula returns 2017-03-27.
However, i'd start from second option
- Thanks Sergei - the formula worked perfectly - in this case it might be the best solution for me.
- Good call Sergei, I didn't catch that difference, thanks for clarifying
