[mso] Re: Excel Date Format Problem
- From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:54:18 +1000
> However, I am trying to change the formatting of the date from example
> 7/02/2009 to 07/02/09 and it will not automatically change.
Not sure what you mean by automatically change. You need to manually select
a different format for the date.
What are the steps you're going through to try to change the date format?
What is the formula you are using to extract the date? What does the data
you're extracting from look like?
Regards, Dave S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendall Oakes" <wendallo@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 1:19 AM
Subject: [mso] Re: Excel Date Format Problem
>I have typed in 39993.75 and you are correct I do get the 2nd of July.
> However, I am trying to change the formatting of the date from example
> 7/02/2009 to 07/02/09 and it will not automatically change.
> It will change if I hand type in each date.
> The formula I use to extract out data that I don't want will not change no
> matter what I do.
> I used another column to store this data that will not change.
>
> Thank you for all your help, you have been very helpful.
> Wendall
> --- On Thu, 7/2/09, David Smart <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> From: David Smart <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [mso] Re: Excel Date Format Problem
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:57 AM
>
>
> I don't think that the star at the front has anything to do with the date
> situation.
>
> What date do you see if you enter the number 39996.75 into a date field?
> If
> everything is working properly, you should see today (2nd of July) with a
> time of 6 pm if you're displaying time too.
>
> If you're in 1904 mode, then this number will show a date of 3rd of July
> 2013.
>
> IIRC, the two formats that have the asterisks are triggers for Excel to
> use
> the short and long date formats from the operating system settings - i.e.
> locale specific and user preference specific. Certainly, these asterisks
> are not an error, and I don't think they can switch you to a different
> date
> system.
>
>> At this point there is no way to remove or change the (star at the
>> front).
>> The format stays the same when I copy the cells.
>
> This is quite correct and is as it should be. If you want to change the
> cell's format, simply select a different one. Most of the predefined date
> formats do not have the asterisk.
>
> Regards, Dave S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wendall Oakes" <wendallo@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:44 AM
> Subject: [mso] Re: Excel Date Format Problem
>
>
>> Hi Guys,
>> I also have the same situation with the (star at the front). I just
>> checked the spreadsheet and under options / calculation (in 2003) the
>> checkbox called "1904 date system" was not checked. So this answer did
>> not
>> help me. At this point there is no way to remove or change the (star at
>> the front). The format stays the same when I copy the cells.
>>
>> Wendall
>> --- On Wed, 7/1/09, David Smart <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: David Smart <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [mso] Re: Excel Date Format Problem
>> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 6:25 PM
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 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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