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date format vba

Hello,
I have
arrForm(0) = Format(Now, "dd mmm yyyy")

no matter how I format it, when the data is written on the cell, it is formatted as 15-Feb-13? What am I missing?

Thanks

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SST wrote:
I was wondering though, if I type
Format(Now, "-dd mmm yyyy")
-15 Feb 2013 which is what I need (without the dash)
why would a dash make a difference?

When you write:

arrForm(0) = Format(...)

and arrForm is type Variant, eventually when you write:

Range("a1") = arrForm(0)

Excel interprets that data as if you had entered it manually.

So if you write:

arrForm(0) = Format(Now, "dd mmm yyyy")
Range("a1") = arrForm(0)

Excel interprets the text ("15 Feb 2012") as if you had typed it, and it is displayed according to the cell format. If the cell format is General or Short Date, it will be displayed according to the short-date form in the Regional and Language Options control
panel.

So if you write:

arrForm(0) = Format(Now, "-dd mmm yyyy")
Range("a1") = arrForm(0)

the dash causes Excel to interpret the "date" as text. Consequently, you will see "-15 Feb 2012". But Excel does not interpret that as a numeric date per se.

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