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convert numeric value to date

I have data (dates )coming in 5 digit and 6 digit values. I need to convert them into dates but cant seem to get a solution for this. 

 

24th of november, 2017  :  241117

6th december, 2017  :  61217

 

Below is the data which i need to convert into date format "DD/MM/YY" or "MM/DD/YY"

 

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Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

 

This calculate column works

 

=DATE("20"&RIGHT(Table1[Date],2),MID(FORMAT(Table1[Date],"000000"),3,2),LEFT(FORMAT(Table1[Date],"000000"),2))

 

Hope this helps.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/

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Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

 

This calculate column works

 

=DATE("20"&RIGHT(Table1[Date],2),MID(FORMAT(Table1[Date],"000000"),3,2),LEFT(FORMAT(Table1[Date],"000000"),2))

 

Hope this helps.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/

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