Analyzing an Array

[DetroitDavid]

I need to analyze an array to determine position of the three date components: MM, DD, & YYYY
Note: Array will be a text string formatted with a ‘ to break out of date format, and consistent in its MM DD YYYY placement. It will already have exactly 8 digits, with leading zeros for dates and months less than 10, and all separators will be stripped out.

Something like...

Analyze array
If num 5-6 are either 19 or 20 Then ''' assume Year at end
If num 1-2 (of all records in array) are <= 12 Then ''' assume MMDDYYYY format
sDateSeq = "MDY"
Else If num 3-4 (of all records in array) are <= 12 Then ''' assume DDMMYYYY format
sDateSeq = "DMY"
Else ''' unknown
sDateSeq = Msg(“Not enough dates to analyze.”)
End
Else ''' assume year at beginning - format is either YYYYMMDD or YYYYDDMM
''' Flip first and last 4 digits and re-run
End


Thank you!

DD

Excel Workbook
	A
1	Array
2	'09211949
3	'09291936
4	'12041925
5	'12261929
6	'06261937
7	'12211931
8	'09251939
9	'03101930
10	'11131936
Sheet3

 

[hiker95]

DetroitDavid,

I will not be available most of today.

If the above macro does not work correctly, then we will need to see your actual workbook.

You can upload your workbook to Box Net,
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and provide us with a link to your workbook.

 

[DetroitDavid]

I'll give it a whirl and let you know - thank you!

 

[DetroitDavid]

Works like a dream in testing, but I'll have to wait until Tuesday to get to work to integrate it into the main code. Thank you!!!

 

[DetroitDavid]

hiker95:

This is very elegant and exactly what I needed – Thank you again, it is much appreciated.

It’s not only a solution to this issue, but it’s helping me learn. As little as a week ago I would not have understood what it was doing when. Now seeing your solution to the spec, I comprehend what each line is doing.

David

 

[hiker95]

DetroitDavid,

Thanks for the feedback.

You are very welcome. Glad I could help.

And, come back anytime.

It’s not only a solution to this issue, but it’s helping me learn.

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[DetroitDavid]

WOW - going back to college... Thx

 

[hiker95]

DetroitDavid,

going back to college...

 

[DetroitDavid]

hiker95:
I'd like to re-open this request. The solution was elegant and worked for all cases being sent to me - until now. I have a vendor sending me a date in DD/MM/YYYY format
so this:
28/07/1953
16/05/1947
08/09/1948
15/01/1944
21/12/1946

is becoming this:
19/7//28/0
19/5//16/0
19/9//08/0
19/1//15/0
Any ideas on how to update this code (see previous pages)

 

[hiker95]

DetroitDavid,

Hello again.

I'd like to re-open this request. The solution was elegant and worked for all cases being sent to me - until now. I have a vendor sending me a date in DD/MM/YYYY format
so this:
28/07/1953
16/05/1947
08/09/1948
15/01/1944
21/12/1946

Any ideas on how to update this code (see previous pages)

I will need to see the workbook/worksheet containing the above date structure.

You can upload your workbook to Box Net,
sensitive data changed
mark the workbook for sharing
and provide us with a link to your workbook.