Import dates from Excel

[#1]

Hi ,

I'm working on a file based on a BO extraction where i got 2 fields as date.

Unfortunately when the files are loaded i got values in this way 40817,12354 which is the xls date format, how could I transform them into DD/MM/YYYY?

Thanks in advance

Bruno

[m_woolf]

In the load script, if the field name is MyDate:

Date(MyDate,'DD/MM/YYYY') as MyDate

[#3]

use dual in this as:

dual((Month(Date) &'-'&Year(Date)),num(MakeDate(year(Date),month(Date)))) as Monthyear

hope this will help you.

[#4]

Hi,

You can use the DATE function in the script or front end to correct the field format. For Example:

Script:

DATE("Your Date Field",'DD/MM'YYYY') AS "Date Field"

Front end Expression:

DATE("Your Date Field",'DD/MM'YYYY')

Regards GJ.

[#5]

Thanks, the problem is that even if correctly converted if I use it in as list i got separate values for the same date.

It seems it is still reading the time part...

[m_woolf]

Date(floor(MyDate),'DD/MM/YYYY') as MyDate

[#7]

Thanks a lot...i tried the same with the month and the year but is still duplicating

[m_woolf]

Tell me how you have the month and year defined in your script.

[#9]

SET TimeFormat='h.mm.ss';

SET DateFormat='DD/MM/YYYY';

SET TimestampFormat='DD/MM/YYYY h.mm.ss[.fff]';

SET MonthNames='gen;feb;mar;apr;mag;giu;lug;ago;set;ott;nov;dic';

SET DayNames='lun;mar;mer;gio;ven;sab;dom';

[m_woolf]

This is just how the formatting is set.

When you say the months and years are duplicating, I assume you are talking about fields in a list box or table.

How are you loading those fields in your script?

If you could attach a sample qvw demonstrating the problem, that would also be helpful.