Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: converting txt to dates

DO 2015-03-20 12:00, Andreas Säger wrote:
> Am 20.03.2015 um 05:56 schrieb Emil Payne:
> > On 19/03/15 08:28 PM, James wrote:
> > > Column A has text strings that are DD/MM/YYYY format.
> > > I want to make them real dates.
> > > I tried these 2 datevalue formulas but I can't make it work.
> > >
> > > 14/03/2015    Err:502
> > > 14/03/2015    Err:502
> > >
> > >
> > > =DATEVALUE(TEXT(A1,"##/##/####"))
> > > =DATEVALUE(A2)
> > Highlight the cells
> > Right click
> > FORMAT CELLS
> > NUMBERS tab
> > In the FORMAT CODE block at the bottom, put
> > DD/MM/YYYY
> No, this won't work. You've got to change the global locale option in
> order to change the evaluation context for existing data.
>
> Other method: =DATE(RIGHT(A1,4),MID(A1,4,2),LEFT(A1,2))
Do you have the used date pattern defined? Look at (menu) - Tools - 
Language Settings - Languages at "Date acceptance patterns".


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