Description
Converts a given Text to a Date using a specified format.
Syntax
DATEVALUE(Date Text, Date Format)
Arguments
Argument | Type | Dimensions | Description |
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Date Text (required) | Text | Any Dimensions | Text representing a date. |
Date Format (required) | Text | No Dimension | Specific format to transform the Text into a Date. |
Returns
Type | Dimensions |
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Date | Dimensions of argument Date Text |
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Note: Formats using abbreviated name of the month or full name of the month only support English.
Date format
Date Format should be a constant string with at least one placeholder for Year, Month or Day, other characters must be surrounded by quotes.
Year
Format specifier | Description |
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"y" | The year, from 0 to 99. |
"yy" | The year, from 00 to 99. |
"yyy" | The year, with a minimum of three digits. |
"yyyy" | The year as a four-digit number. |
"yyyyy" | The year as a five-digit number. |
Month
Format specifier | Description |
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"M" | The month, from 1 through 12. |
"MM" | The month, from 01 through 12. |
"MMM" | The abbreviated name of the month: "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" |
"MMMM" | The full name of the month: "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" |
Note: without any format specifier for the Month, the fallback is January.
Day
Format specifier | Description |
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"d" | The day of the month, from 1 through 31. |
"dd" | The day of the month, from 01 through 31. |
Note: without any format specifier for the Day, the fallback is the first day of the month.
Other
Format specifier | Description |
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'string' | Literal string delimiter. |
Excel equivalent: DATEVALUE
See also: DATE