Try looking at the DATEVALUE function in Excel.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 8:00 AM, manni...@nationwide.com < manni...@nationwide.com> wrote: > > I'm using a access macro to export access crosstab query results to > excel. Everything works > great, except that the column names are dates that export to excel as > text. Excel formulas do not recognize it as a date, and dependent > formulas result in errors. Excel does not recognize them as a date > until I enter the cell by double clicking on it (going to > format>cells > doesn't help). After exiting, the date appears in date format and > can > be recognized by excel formulas. I've seen this many times before > and > have never found a work around other than entering and exiting the > individual cells. I posted this on microsoft.public.access and didn't > find a solution. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Excel and VBA Tutorials(Video and Text), Free add-ins downloads at http://www.excelitems.com 2. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 3. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.vbamacros.blogspot.com 4. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com If you find any spam message in the group, please send an email to: Ayush Jain @ jainayus...@gmail.com or Ashish Jain @ 26may.1...@gmail.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> HELP US GROW !! We reach over 6,500 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about the learning and support from the group. Our goal is to have 10,000 subscribers by the end of 2009. Let friends and co-workers know they can subscribe to group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
