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From: Katerinia on 20 Apr 2010 09:17 Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off the number. Any suggestions 8241938 4121939 8071965 2251950 2101940 12201964 1241980 5311961 3281982 3021967 9171961 10211977 -- Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days it will drive you absolutely INSANE.
From: Jacob Skaria on 20 Apr 2010 09:26 To calculate the age with data as such ...try =DATEDIF(DATE(RIGHT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),4), LEFT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),2),MID(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),3,2)), TODAY(),"y") & " years" -- Jacob (MVP - Excel) "Katerinia" wrote: > Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy > I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off > the number. Any suggestions > > 8241938 > 4121939 > 8071965 > 2251950 > 2101940 > 12201964 > 1241980 > 5311961 > 3281982 > 3021967 > 9171961 > 10211977 > > -- > Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and > boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days > it will drive you absolutely INSANE.
From: Jacob Skaria on 20 Apr 2010 09:34 Forgot to mention...If you want to convert that to a valid date apply the below formula to a column near by and format to date.... =--TEXT(A1,"00\/00\/0000") -- Jacob (MVP - Excel) "Katerinia" wrote: > Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy > I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off > the number. Any suggestions > > 8241938 > 4121939 > 8071965 > 2251950 > 2101940 > 12201964 > 1241980 > 5311961 > 3281982 > 3021967 > 9171961 > 10211977 > > -- > Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and > boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days > it will drive you absolutely INSANE.
From: Ms-Exl-Learner on 20 Apr 2010 09:40 Assume that you are having the one of the data in A1 cell. If your system date format is MM/DD/YYYY then copy and paste the below formula in B1 cell =IF(A1="","",IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=7,VALUE(LEFT(TRIM(A1),1)&"/"&MID(TRIM(A1),2,2)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4)),IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=8,VALUE(LEFT(TRIM(A1),2)&"/"&MID(TRIM(A1),3,2)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4))))) If your system date format is DD/MM/YYYY then copy and paste the below formula in B1 cell =IF(A1="","",IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=7,VALUE(MID(TRIM(A1),2,2)&"/"&LEFT(TRIM(A1),1)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4)),IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=8,VALUE(MID(TRIM(A1),3,2)&"/"&LEFT(TRIM(A1),2)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4))))) -- Remember to Click Yes, if this post helps! -------------------- (Ms-Exl-Learner) -------------------- "Katerinia" wrote: > Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy > I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off > the number. Any suggestions > > 8241938 > 4121939 > 8071965 > 2251950 > 2101940 > 12201964 > 1241980 > 5311961 > 3281982 > 3021967 > 9171961 > 10211977 > > -- > Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and > boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days > it will drive you absolutely INSANE.
From: Katerinia on 20 Apr 2010 09:51
Thanks so so so so much Jacob! Both worked wonderfully! -- Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days it will drive you absolutely INSANE. "Jacob Skaria" wrote: > To calculate the age with data as such ...try > > =DATEDIF(DATE(RIGHT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),4), > LEFT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),2),MID(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),3,2)), > TODAY(),"y") & " years" > > -- > Jacob (MVP - Excel) > > > "Katerinia" wrote: > > > Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy > > I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off > > the number. Any suggestions > > > > 8241938 > > 4121939 > > 8071965 > > 2251950 > > 2101940 > > 12201964 > > 1241980 > > 5311961 > > 3281982 > > 3021967 > > 9171961 > > 10211977 > > > > -- > > Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and > > boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days > > it will drive you absolutely INSANE. |