Macro ensure correct date format

3thr3e

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I currently have a macro which imports a data table into an excel file. One of the columns is a date column, but the dates are sometimes inconsistant. For example some are 14/02/2011 others would be 14/02/11.

Once imported excel doesn't know whether 14/02/11 means 2011 or 1911. And so I get the little green triangles in the top of each cell telling me to format it correctly.

The dates are always going to be 20** as it's current data (it's always going to be 2011 until next year).

Is there any way I can tell excel to always assume the data is 20**?

Thanks!
 

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