Thread: text to date conversion

I'm trying to convert the following text 20061230.1437 to

12/30/06 14:37

By using the + we are making a value. The integer part of the value is the
date and the decimal part of the value is the time.
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200738


"samuel" wrote:

> I was using the & " " & instead of the +
>
> Can you tell me why mine wouldn't work?
>
> "Gary''s Student" wrote:
>
> > =DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),MID(A1,7,2))+TIME(MID (A1,10,2),RIGHT(A1,2),0)
> > and format as Custom m/d/yyyy hh:mm
> > --
> > Gary''s Student - gsnu200738
> >
> >
> > "samuel" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to convert the following text 20061230.1437 to
> > >
> > > 12/30/06 14:37