Formula needed (Convert Date)

ironsides

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In adjacent cell I need to convert
12/16/2017 to read 171216 or
1/4/2017 to read 170104
 
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If your dates are real Excel dates (that is, numbers), then try this:

=TEXT(A1,"yymmdd")
 
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Excel 2010
ABC
216-Dec-17171216171216
34-Jan-17170104170104
1e
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2=A2
B3=A3
C2=TEXT(A2,"yymmdd")
C3=TEXT(A3,"yymmdd")


A2 is a real date not text
Custom format B2 yymmdd
 
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Hello, I am needing to do just the opposite. I need to change text 20170101 to reflect 01/01/2017. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
 
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Hello, I am needing to do just the opposite. I need to change text 20170101 to reflect 01/01/2017. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
The following formula will give you a real Excel date -- format it any way you like:

=--TEXT(--A1,"#-00-00")
 
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