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Re: Importing Excel Files - Date Problem Message #
548906.
>Hello group,
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>When I use the code
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>LOCAL lcExcelPath
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>lcExcelPath = getfile("xls")
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>APPEND FROM &lcExcelPath type XL8
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>I get everything but the dates I am unsing Excel in Office 2000
>the date format in excel is 3/14/1998
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>How do I get the dates to transfer?
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>Thanks
>Jim
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