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> >From: Sixthsense <sixthsense...@gmail.com> >To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >Sent: Sun, 29 May, 2011 3:55:33 PM >Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ How to change Date format in to number > >Hi Prabhu, > >Try the below formula in cell B2. > > >=IF(AND(ISNUMBER(A2),LEN(A2)=5),--TEXT(A2,"YYYYMMDD"),"") > >Drag the B2 cell formula to the remaining cells of B Column based on the >Column-A data. > >At the same time the same is provided in the attached excel for better >understanding. > >Hope that helps! > >--- >Sixthsense >:) Man of Extreme & Innovative Thoughts :) > > > >On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Prabhu <prabhugate...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Hi Friends, >> >> >>I have change my cell which in the date format ex.YYYYMMDD or DDMMYYYY to >>original number i.e smiler to >>type date.I have attached the sheet in which Column A shows date format and >>Column B is what i need to convert A in to B as a number. >> >> >>Plz help. >> >> >>Regards >> >> >>Prabhu -- >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Some important links for excel users: >>1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : >>http://twitter.com/exceldailytip >>2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 >>3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com >>4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com >>5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com >> >>To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com >> >><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >>Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link >>http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel >> -- >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Some important links for excel users: >1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : >http://twitter.com/exceldailytip >2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 >3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com >4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com >5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > >To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link >http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel
