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ConvertTextDate ( TextDate )

Convert text date to a FileMaker date

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Date ( If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Jan"; 1; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Feb"; 2; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Mar"; 3; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Apr"; 4; If ( Left (TextDate; 3) = "May"; 5; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Jun"; 6; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Jul"; 7; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Aug"; 8; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Sep"; 9; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Oct"; 10; If ( Left ( TextDate; 3) = "Nov"; 11; 12))))))))))); Abs ( Left ( TextDate; Position ( TextDate; ","; 1; 1)-1) ); Right ( Trim ( TextDate ); 4)) Click to copy

Converts American-style text date to a FileMaker date. Works with full month names as well as 3-letter abbreviations. Example: Jan 1, 1983 and January 1 1983 both return 1/1/1983

 

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