From: Katerinia on
Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy
I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off
the number. Any suggestions

8241938
4121939
8071965
2251950
2101940
12201964
1241980
5311961
3281982
3021967
9171961
10211977

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From: Jacob Skaria on
To calculate the age with data as such ...try

=DATEDIF(DATE(RIGHT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),4),
LEFT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),2),MID(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),3,2)),
TODAY(),"y") & " years"

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"Katerinia" wrote:

> Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy
> I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off
> the number. Any suggestions
>
> 8241938
> 4121939
> 8071965
> 2251950
> 2101940
> 12201964
> 1241980
> 5311961
> 3281982
> 3021967
> 9171961
> 10211977
>
> --
> Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and
> boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days
> it will drive you absolutely INSANE.
From: Jacob Skaria on
Forgot to mention...If you want to convert that to a valid date apply the
below formula to a column near by and format to date....

=--TEXT(A1,"00\/00\/0000")

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Jacob (MVP - Excel)


"Katerinia" wrote:

> Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy
> I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off
> the number. Any suggestions
>
> 8241938
> 4121939
> 8071965
> 2251950
> 2101940
> 12201964
> 1241980
> 5311961
> 3281982
> 3021967
> 9171961
> 10211977
>
> --
> Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and
> boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days
> it will drive you absolutely INSANE.
From: Ms-Exl-Learner on
Assume that you are having the one of the data in A1 cell.

If your system date format is MM/DD/YYYY then copy and paste the below
formula in B1 cell

=IF(A1="","",IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=7,VALUE(LEFT(TRIM(A1),1)&"/"&MID(TRIM(A1),2,2)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4)),IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=8,VALUE(LEFT(TRIM(A1),2)&"/"&MID(TRIM(A1),3,2)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4)))))

If your system date format is DD/MM/YYYY then copy and paste the below
formula in B1 cell

=IF(A1="","",IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=7,VALUE(MID(TRIM(A1),2,2)&"/"&LEFT(TRIM(A1),1)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4)),IF(LEN(TRIM(A1))=8,VALUE(MID(TRIM(A1),3,2)&"/"&LEFT(TRIM(A1),2)&"/"&RIGHT(TRIM(A1),4)))))

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"Katerinia" wrote:

> Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy
> I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off
> the number. Any suggestions
>
> 8241938
> 4121939
> 8071965
> 2251950
> 2101940
> 12201964
> 1241980
> 5311961
> 3281982
> 3021967
> 9171961
> 10211977
>
> --
> Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and
> boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days
> it will drive you absolutely INSANE.
From: Katerinia on
Thanks so so so so much Jacob! Both worked wonderfully!
--
Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and
boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days
it will drive you absolutely INSANE.


"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

> To calculate the age with data as such ...try
>
> =DATEDIF(DATE(RIGHT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),4),
> LEFT(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),2),MID(TEXT(A1,"00000000"),3,2)),
> TODAY(),"y") & " years"
>
> --
> Jacob (MVP - Excel)
>
>
> "Katerinia" wrote:
>
> > Text in Column E is a date mddyyyy
> > I need to calculate the age but the text format of this date is throwing off
> > the number. Any suggestions
> >
> > 8241938
> > 4121939
> > 8071965
> > 2251950
> > 2101940
> > 12201964
> > 1241980
> > 5311961
> > 3281982
> > 3021967
> > 9171961
> > 10211977
> >
> > --
> > Excel isnt just a program its a metaphor for life. Sometimes it is easy and
> > boring.. sometimes it is a little challenging and great.. then there are days
> > it will drive you absolutely INSANE.