[mso] Re: Dates in Excel



Assume your date column is column A, starting with row 1.

Insert a column next to your date column.

In cell B1, insert this formula:

=text(A1,"dd mmmm yyyy")
Copy the formula down the column to the end.
Highlight the column, click on copy.
Highlight the original date column, click paste, special, values.
Delete the 2nd column.

Christine

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> Behalf Of Lilies In Bloom
> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 1:40 PM
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> Subject: [mso] Dates in Excel
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> I have used the "fill series" function to create a list of
> dates for a
> whole year.
> I need to import these dates, as text into a Mysql database
> The problem is that although Excel displays the date in the format I
> want, it stores the values as a date number so this date
> number 37...
> and not the text 28 October 2002 is imported.
> Can I overcome this without having to enter all the date manually?
>
> Gordon & Bess Hampson
> Lilies In Bloom
> Takaka, New Zealand
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> photos, info. & ordering- visit www.bloom.co.nz
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