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Challenge #58: An Odd String to Date Conversion

mchr
8 - Asteroid

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jeremy_prolic
Alteryx
Alteryx

Here's my answer.

Kevin_VANCAPPEL
10 - Fireball

Hello,

 

 here is my proposal.

  

  Regards,

  Kévin V.

DanTh
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Single block solution!

 

 

Spoiler
Pretty sure I've seen this one before (a few times), but you can solve using a single Formula block: 

DateTimeParse(
IF Left([date], 1) = "1"
THEN "20" + Right([date], Length([date]) - 1)
ELSEIF Left([date], 1) = "0"
THEN "19" + Right([date], Length([date]) - 1)
ELSE "Error"
ENDIF
, "%y%m%d")

 

 

RS452
7 - Meteor

Here's my solution!

This is easy but I complicated it..😐

TimN
13 - Pulsar
Spoiler
TimN_0-1632365543605.png

 

Duplicate?

tusharpl
7 - Meteor

Solved

tusharpl
7 - Meteor

Here is my solution

angelakong
8 - Asteroid

My solution

Alo_Erick
7 - Meteor
Spoiler
Alo_Erick_0-1632862842803.png