Hi,
How can I pass a variable holding a string date (YYYY-MM) to a cell without it calculating as 2012 minus 10 resulting in 2002
See screenshot
Any ideas...TX :)
Pass date to cell as string
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Rudi
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Pass date to cell as string
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Re: Pass date to cell as string
Place quotes around the string value:
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... = "=INDIRECT(""B""&ROW())&"" ""&INDIRECT(""D""&ROW())&"" ""&""" & ShName & """"Best wishes,
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Rudi
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Re: Pass date to cell as string
TX....it worked!!
I tried that but I must have got the quote count wrong??!!
Even tried:
- CStr(ShName)
- Str(ShName)
- Format(ShName,"@")
....
I tried that but I must have got the quote count wrong??!!
Even tried:
- CStr(ShName)
- Str(ShName)
- Format(ShName,"@")
....
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Re: Pass date to cell as string
It doesn't matter whether you use CStr or Str or Format - without those quotes, the formula will end in
...&2012-10
which causes Excel to evaluate 2012-10 to 2002. Adding the quotes changes the formula to
...&"2012-10"
which appends the string "2012-10".
...&2012-10
which causes Excel to evaluate 2012-10 to 2002. Adding the quotes changes the formula to
...&"2012-10"
which appends the string "2012-10".
Best wishes,
Hans
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Re: Pass date to cell as string
Cheers...TX for the help!
Regards,
Rudi
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