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saitcopuroglu
saitcopuroglu
Level IV

How to convert character formats to date format

Oct 10, 2015 04:27 AM (31953 views)

Dear All,

I receive data in excel with Date columns in various format (defined as character)

31.02.2015

31.2.2015

Feb 31 2015

.

.

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and many more..

Trying in excel to format them but does not work for excel import wizard (mac)

How will I convert them to one valid Date Column in JMP?

Thank you in advance for your support.

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MikeD_Anderson
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Re: How to convert character formats to date format

Oct 15, 2015 04:36 PM (2583 views)  |  Posted in reply to message from glenn_maxey0 10-15-2015

No, not out of turn at all... My VBA is just really weak  ... sticking to my strengths here!

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SDF1
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Re: How to convert character formats to date format

Mar 28, 2019 01:41 PM (2151 views)  |  Posted in reply to message from MikeD_Anderson 10-12-2015

Hi @MikeD_Anderson,

 

  I was having a similar issue as the original post did, but more with converting a date format from German style: dd.mm.yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy.

 

  I tried the InFormat() approach, but it didn't work, whereas the formula in your date example data table worked perfectly! So, I would also mark yours as a correct solution, even though it's not as elegant.

 

Thanks!,

DS

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