[mso] Re: Excel Date Format Problem
- From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:25:55 +1000
Under options / calculation (in 2003 anyway) there is a checkbox called
"1904 date system". I suspect it's ticked in your errant workbook.
Regards, Dave S
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From: <larryspcremedies@xxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 3:48 AM
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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