Importing colon-separated fields

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Hello MrExcel

I am importing tables via WebQuery where some columns contain data separated by a colon. I can split the data using TextToColumns, but I can't get the worksheet to display the data 'as is' -it insists on treating it as a time. For instance ...
If I import 0:3 worksheet displays 12 and 3
If I import 13:3 worksheet displays 1 and 3

Worse than that, when I record a macro, the split and copy seems to work fine. When I rerun the macro it reverts to reading 17:06 as 5 and 06!

Can anyone help?
 

Excel Facts

What does custom number format of ;;; mean?
Three semi-colons will hide the value in the cell. Although most people use white font instead.
Makes no difference whether NumberFormat is General or @ before TextToColumns

On TextToColumns, FieldInfo is currently Array(Array(1, 2), Array(2, 2), Array(3, 9)). This setup is due to the fact that Excel reads the cell format as custom hh:mm, with the consequence that when you run TextToColumns manually it thinks it has three fields to split (17:06:00).
Again, no diff if setup is Array(Array(1, 1), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 9)).
 
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Are people not able to replicate this problem? Maybe it's a date-reading system setting rather than the code ...
 
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