Thanks Paul, this is google scripting for automating google
docs/spreadsheets. It uses Java Script.
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Paul Schreiner <schreiner_p...@att.net>
wrote:
> What programming language are you using?
> This seems to be a C++ format?
>
> I'm not sure how you were planning to do this.
> your function was passing a variable (e)
> but I don't see where you were using it.
>
> Using VBA in Excel, I created a function:
>
> Public Function ReplaceStringDate(Str) As Date
> Dim tDate As Date
> Dim sTime As Date
> Dim tString as String
> Dim tArray
>
> tArray = Split(Replace(Str, "(", ","), ",")
> tString = Replace(tArray(1), "st ", " ") & " " & Year(Now())
> tString = Replace(tArray(1), "nd ", " ")
> tString = Replace(tArray(1), "rd ", " ")
> tString = Replace(tArray(1), "th ", " ")
>
> tDate = DateValue(tString)
> sTime = TimeValue(Replace(tArray(2), ")", ""))
> ReplaceStringDate = tDate & " " & sTime
> End Function
>
>
> using the above fundtion, you could either enter it into the spreadsheet:
> =ReplaceStringDate(A2)
>
> or create a loop and call the function:
>
> Sub ConvertAll()
> Dim R
> For R = 2 To 15
> Cells(R, "B").Value = ReplaceStringDate(Cells(R, "A").Value)
> Next R
> End Sub
>
>
>
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> *From:* Hasnain Basit <smhasnai...@gmail.com>
> *To:* excel-macros@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 29, 2014 12:17 PM
> *Subject:* $$Excel-Macros$$ Set Value in Date format in first Empty
> Column : Google Script
>
> I have a column in which dates are saved in string format like this:
> *"Tuesday, 18th November(11:00)" *
> I want to take this string date and save its equivalent date in *Date
> format* corresponding to its row in* new column (first empty column in
> sheet)*, so that I can later compare that date with current date.
> I have written this function and I am in test phase. However I have two
> questions :
> 1) This function is not inserting value in corresponding row in new column
> 2) Since setValue is Object type it will not save value in Date type, for
> me setDay, set Month methods are not working (may be because of wrong
> object).
> Here is my code:
>
> function replaceStringDate(e) {
> var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
> var startRow = 2;
> var lastRow = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getLastRow();
> var lastColumn = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getLastColumn();
> var dataRange = sheet.getRange(startRow,2,lastRow,12);
> var values = dataRange.getValues();
> var index = dataRange.getRowIndex();
> var lastCell = sheet.getRange(index,(lastColumn+1));
>
>
> for(i=0;i<values.length;++i){
>
> var appointmentDateFirst = values[i][8] ;
> if (appointmentDateFirst == "Tuesday, 18th November (11:00)")
> {lastCell.setValue("18/11/11");}
>
> } //end for loop
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