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excel date format

Former Member

‎2009 Jun 03 11:13 AM

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Hi,

when i am downloading to excel , the date is coming like 20081029 where as in alv format it is like 10/29/1008. what can i do?

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Former Member

‎2009 Jun 03 11:18 AM

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Hi,

Select the column in the excel sheet in which date is displaying and right click and select format cells. There in the category column, select the date and choose the format in which it should appear.

regards,

Mani

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‎2009 Jun 03 11:19 AM

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tried that way, but in vain . anyways , i need it to be solved programatically

Former Member

‎2009 Jun 03 11:22 AM

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Hi,

Convert the date in YYYYMMDD into the user date format..using the below FM:

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_PDATE_OUTPUT'

Regards

Shiva

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‎2009 Jun 03 11:26 AM

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Is it showing the date format correctly using Excel in place?

Regards

Karthik D