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    <p>I'm struggling with importing a date value from an excel file. Importing part works fine! The only problem is its format.</p> <p>In the excel file, all the date values are typed in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format but the cell itself displays it as 'dd-mm-yyyy'. When my program imports values from the excel file, it imports dates as 'dd-mm-yyyy' not the format users actually typed in 'yyyy-mm-dd' - basically, formatted dates.</p> <p>Well, I can manipulate 'dd-mm-yyyy' to 'yyyy-mm-dd' but would like to avoid this solution unless I really have no other ways to do it.</p> <p>Is there any predefined delphi function to reverse 'dd-mm-yyyy' to 'yyyy-mm-dd'? Or are there any special ways to bring the actual unformatted raw dates, not the formatted ones?</p> <p>Unfortunately, changing cell format in excel is not an option here.. :'(</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>Update:::</p> <pre><code> ConnectionString :='Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;'+ 'Data Source='+filename+';'+ 'Extended Properties="Excel 8.0;'+ 'Imex=2;HDR=NO;;'; } // IMEX = 0: Export mode, 1: Import mode, 2: Linked mode (full update capabilities) ADOQuery1.SQL.Clear; query := 'SELECT * FROM [sheet1$]'; ADOQuery1.SQL.Add(query); ADOQuery1.open; i:=0; while not eof do begin i:= i+1; Cells[0,i] := IntToStr(i); Cells[1,i] := Fields[1].AsString; Cells[2,i] := Fields[2].AsString; Cells[3,i] := Fields[3].Value; // This is the date value I'm trying to import. Cells[4,i] := Fields[4].AsString; Cells[5,i] := Fields[5].AsString; Cells[6,i] := Fields[6].AsString; Cells[7,i] := Fields[7].AsString; Cells[8,i] := Fields[8].AsString; Cells[9,i] := Fields[9].AsString; RowCount := RowCount+1; next; end; </code></pre>
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    1. COPost the code you're using to "import the data from Excel", particularly the date cells. I have no issue doing this, and I have no problem reading raw date values. It's hard to say what the problem might be for you, because you've not provided any information yet.
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    2. CO@KenWhite I've updated it. Thank you :)
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    3. COWould you mind if you post your sample code too? I'd like to compare if there are any differences.
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