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Anonymous
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Issue with converting a 10 digit datex whole number date field into DD/MM/YYYY format

I have a dataset taken from one of our systems which stores dates in the form of 10 digit serial number as shown below and I am really struggling to convert it into a date format of DD/MM/YYYY.

I was wondering if anyone has ever dealt or seen dates in this format and know of a way around this issue as I cannot use the data type function to change it as I get an error.

 

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v-cherch-msft
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Hi @Anonymous

 

You may try to add a custom column and then you may change the format to DD/MM/YYYY in data type format.  For example:

#datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0) + #duration(0, 0, 0, [Column1]/1000)

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Regards,

Cherie

 

 

 

Community Support Team _ Cherie Chen
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-cherch-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous

 

You may try to add a custom column and then you may change the format to DD/MM/YYYY in data type format.  For example:

#datetime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0) + #duration(0, 0, 0, [Column1]/1000)

1.png

Regards,

Cherie

 

 

 

Community Support Team _ Cherie Chen
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Anonymous
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Thank You so much @v-cherch-msft that did the trick! 🙂

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