[mso] Re: Excel Date Format Problem
- From: "David Grugeon" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 06:16:49 +1000
I think Apple dates are counted from 1/1/1904 aren't they?
Best Regards
David Grugeon
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Sent: Thursday, 2 July 2009 3:49 AM
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Subject: [mso] Excel Date Format Problem
Hi guys,
I received a spreadsheet with a date column that?was originally formated
with the "*mm/dd/yyyy" format (note the star at the front). I do not know
what version of Excel was originally used to create the spreadsheet or on
what platform.
The interesting problem about it is that the date is displayed four years
and?one day in the future.
For instance, the date in in one cell is displayed as "7/8/1992? 1:26:24 AM"
when it should be "7/7/1988? 1:26:24 AM". If I copy the cell to a new
spreadsheet it displays correctly. The cell contents of both the old and new
spreadsheets, if displayed as a decimal number,?is 32331.06 This?corresponds
to the example?given in?"How to use dates and times in Excel"?in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214094?
No matter what I do in regard to formatting (changing it from date to text,
to general to any other format), I can't get the date cells to show the
correct date in the old spreadheet. I even tried switching between Excel
2008 and 2007 ... no joy in Mudville.
It's obvious?the problem is?somehow releated to leap years
I know what to do to correct the data in the spreadsheet, i.e., copy the
whole dang spreadsheet from the problematical spreadsheet into a new
spreadsheet, but I sure would like an explanation and thought I'd share this
with you guys as a "Humph! I should check the dates in this spreadsheet"?
Has anyone ever had or seen?this sort of problem?
Larry
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