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Convert to a Date Data Type

Excel VBA: Convert to a Date Data Type

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The example below shows how CDate can be used in Excel VBA to convert a number or text string to a Date data type.

Sub ConvertToDate()

Dim lNum As Long

Dim strText As String



lNum = 38543

MsgBox CDate(lNum)



strText = "February 14, 1995"

MsgBox CDate(strText)



strText = "5:45:55 PM"

MsgBox CDate(strText)



End Sub

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