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Challenge #46: Formatting a Date from an Integer

johnemery
11 - Bolide

Pretty straight forward here. Looking back, I could have made this slightly more efficient in terms of how many tools to use.

 

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sharathkumargurram1
7 - Meteor

Hi ,

 

Solution has been uploaded.

 

Best Regards,

Sharath Kumar Gurram.

rfergus
8 - Asteroid
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Verakso
11 - Bolide

Just right after I have been fiddling with Python, the passing dates seemed to be easy.

 

Well at least I thought so until once more I saw @Joe_Mako' sweet solution.

 

Anyway, here is mine

 

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My formula look like this:

DateTimeParse(IIF(Left([date], 1)=="1","20"+Right([date], 6),"19"+Right([date], 6)),"%Y%m%d")

Still Climbing

/Thomas

manion72
7 - Meteor

Thanks, this was a good little date conversion example.   I love it, every time I do these they get easier!   : )

hanykowska
11 - Bolide

My solution

hmatthews92
7 - Meteor

Solution attached

flemingrosa
7 - Meteor
 
CRowlatt
8 - Asteroid
 
Deevi
8 - Asteroid

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