Excel Macro to Convert yymmdd Date Format to a Serial Number

 Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
Article ID: Q44736
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SUMMARY

Dated records from a mainframe may import as yymmdd (for example, January 1, 1991 is represented as 910101) in Excel. The format is not recognized by Excel and must be converted to a serial number.

MORE INFORMATION

The following short macro converts a mainframe date, with no separators, to Excel format: 

   A1: <<Name of macro>>
   A2: =DATE(LEFT(ACTIVE.CELL(),2),MID(ACTIVE.CELL(),3,2),
        RIGHT(ACTIVE.CELL(),2))
   A3: =FORMULA(A2)
   A4: =FORMAT.NUMBER("mm-dd-yy")
   A5: =SELECT("R[1]C")
   A6: =IF(ACTIVE.CELL()<>"",GOTO(A2),RETURN())
The above macro assumes the following:

  1. The dates to be converted are arranged in columns.

  2. The active cell is the first date to be converted in the column.

  3. There is an empty cell at the end of the column of dates.

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
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