Convert Text to Date
I am looking for help to convert20230818['Max Date' text formatted column] to read08/18/2023in the ['Last Activity Date' date formatted column]. However, the formula that I am using returns a value of#INCORRECT ARGUMENT SET.
=DATE(VALUE(MID([Max Date]@row, 5, 2), (VALUE(RIGHT([Max Date]@row, 2), (VALUE(LEFT([Max Date]@row, 4)))))))
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Ray Lindstrom ✭✭✭✭✭✭Hi@Heather P.,
Try this:
=RIGHT((LEFT([Max Date]@row, 6)), 2) + "/" + RIGHT([Max Date]@row, 2) + "/" + LEFT([Max Date]@row, 4)
I tested and here are the results:
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Nick Korna ✭✭✭✭✭✭This should work:
=DATE(VALUE(LEFT([Max Date]@row, 4)), VALUE(MID([Max Date]@row, 5, 2)), VALUE((RIGHT([Max Date]@row, 2))))
Your formula will not work as the middle bit of the formula is trying to calculate the month - there isn't an 18th month of the year. The format of the date itself will be based on Smartsheet settings.
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Frank Falco ✭✭✭✭✭✭Try this in the Last Activity Date (Which should be a DATE Column):
=DATE(VALUE(LEFT([Max Date]@row, 4)), VALUE(MID([Max Date]@row, 5, 2)), VALUE(RIGHT([Max Date]@row, 2)))
DATE (YYYY,MM,DD)
Need to wrap VALUE() around to convert string to number for the DATE() function
Your version was:
DATE (MM,DD,YYYY)
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Ray Lindstrom ✭✭✭✭✭✭
Hi@Heather P.,
Try this:
=RIGHT((LEFT([Max Date]@row, 6)), 2) + "/" + RIGHT([Max Date]@row, 2) + "/" + LEFT([Max Date]@row, 4)
I tested and here are the results:
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Heather P. ✭✭
Hi@Ray Lindstrom- that worked! Thank you so much!
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Ray Lindstrom ✭✭✭✭✭✭
So glad to hear it. Happy to help!
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