=MID() returning date problem!

[j4ymf]

hello all

if ive got a date in A1 = 01/01/09

and in A2 i want to return just the day ive got =MID(B23,1,5) but that returns 39814
so i have formatted the cell to custom = dd

and all i get is 39

any idea on how i can return the date = 01


jason

 

[VoG]

Try

=DAY(A1)

 

[j4ymf]

VOG you are a star

thanks, can you use month and year in the same way?

thanks jason

 

[VoG]

Yep - just the same and it shouldn't matter what format the date is in:

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[j4ymf]

thankyou very much jason