Powershell: Importing date into Excel changes format
I've been using the following code to add a date into excel
$worksheet.Cells.Item($current_Row,3) = ([datetime]$entry.Completed_Date).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
However when I check in excel, the format is always "MM/dd/yyyy"
Is there anyway to manipulate the string? Or change the cell format so that the date stays in "dd/MM/yyyy"
Edit: My current solution is this
I set the cells format using .Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy' and then I need to format the date to be in MM/dd/yyyy. Excel will then flip around the MM and dd for me. It looks like excel is anticipating the date to be inputted in MM/dd/yyyy before changing it to dd/MM/yyyy
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
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I've been using the following code to add a date into excel
$worksheet.Cells.Item($current_Row,3) = ([datetime]$entry.Completed_Date).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
However when I check in excel, the format is always "MM/dd/yyyy"
Is there anyway to manipulate the string? Or change the cell format so that the date stays in "dd/MM/yyyy"
Edit: My current solution is this
I set the cells format using .Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy' and then I need to format the date to be in MM/dd/yyyy. Excel will then flip around the MM and dd for me. It looks like excel is anticipating the date to be inputted in MM/dd/yyyy before changing it to dd/MM/yyyy
excel powershell
asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
ShadowzeeShadowzee
322111
what is the cell format in excel set to? i think that is what decides the format. however, if you just want to make a string, you can use$Date.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy')to get the format you want. it will be a string, tho, not a date object.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 6:28
@Lee_Dailey How Do I set the cell format? I tried using.Numberformat = "dd/MM/yyyy"but that didn't do anything either. In regards to theToStringpart, isn't that what I am doing? I have cast the value to[datetime]and put it in brackets before using.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 6:31
What if you try.Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy'(SINGLE quotes) ?
– Theo
Nov 22 '18 at 9:21
@Shadowzee - i don't have excel, so i don't know how to do that. [blush] ///// i apologize for missing the part where you DID use the.ToString()method. if excel is STILL reformatting your entry, then it is excel that is the problem. as mentioned earlier, i simply can't test that.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 17:05
@Theo I already tried that but it didn't make a difference
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 22:32
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I've been using the following code to add a date into excel
$worksheet.Cells.Item($current_Row,3) = ([datetime]$entry.Completed_Date).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
However when I check in excel, the format is always "MM/dd/yyyy"
Is there anyway to manipulate the string? Or change the cell format so that the date stays in "dd/MM/yyyy"
Edit: My current solution is this
I set the cells format using .Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy' and then I need to format the date to be in MM/dd/yyyy. Excel will then flip around the MM and dd for me. It looks like excel is anticipating the date to be inputted in MM/dd/yyyy before changing it to dd/MM/yyyy
excel powershell
asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
ShadowzeeShadowzee
322111
I've been using the following code to add a date into excel
$worksheet.Cells.Item($current_Row,3) = ([datetime]$entry.Completed_Date).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
However when I check in excel, the format is always "MM/dd/yyyy"
Is there anyway to manipulate the string? Or change the cell format so that the date stays in "dd/MM/yyyy"
Edit: My current solution is this
I set the cells format using .Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy' and then I need to format the date to be in MM/dd/yyyy. Excel will then flip around the MM and dd for me. It looks like excel is anticipating the date to be inputted in MM/dd/yyyy before changing it to dd/MM/yyyy
excel powershell
excel powershell
asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
ShadowzeeShadowzee
322111
asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
ShadowzeeShadowzee
322111
edited Nov 23 '18 at 4:55
Shadowzee
asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
ShadowzeeShadowzee
322111
asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
ShadowzeeShadowzee
322111
asked Nov 22 '18 at 5:12
ShadowzeeShadowzee
322111
322111
what is the cell format in excel set to? i think that is what decides the format. however, if you just want to make a string, you can use$Date.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy')to get the format you want. it will be a string, tho, not a date object.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 6:28
@Lee_Dailey How Do I set the cell format? I tried using.Numberformat = "dd/MM/yyyy"but that didn't do anything either. In regards to theToStringpart, isn't that what I am doing? I have cast the value to[datetime]and put it in brackets before using.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 6:31
What if you try.Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy'(SINGLE quotes) ?
– Theo
Nov 22 '18 at 9:21
@Shadowzee - i don't have excel, so i don't know how to do that. [blush] ///// i apologize for missing the part where you DID use the.ToString()method. if excel is STILL reformatting your entry, then it is excel that is the problem. as mentioned earlier, i simply can't test that.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 17:05
@Theo I already tried that but it didn't make a difference
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 22:32
|
show 1 more comment
what is the cell format in excel set to? i think that is what decides the format. however, if you just want to make a string, you can use$Date.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy')to get the format you want. it will be a string, tho, not a date object.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 6:28
@Lee_Dailey How Do I set the cell format? I tried using.Numberformat = "dd/MM/yyyy"but that didn't do anything either. In regards to theToStringpart, isn't that what I am doing? I have cast the value to[datetime]and put it in brackets before using.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 6:31
What if you try.Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy'(SINGLE quotes) ?
– Theo
Nov 22 '18 at 9:21
@Shadowzee - i don't have excel, so i don't know how to do that. [blush] ///// i apologize for missing the part where you DID use the.ToString()method. if excel is STILL reformatting your entry, then it is excel that is the problem. as mentioned earlier, i simply can't test that.
– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 17:05
@Theo I already tried that but it didn't make a difference
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 22:32
what is the cell format in excel set to? i think that is what decides the format. however, if you just want to make a string, you can use
$Date.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy') to get the format you want. it will be a string, tho, not a date object.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 6:28
what is the cell format in excel set to? i think that is what decides the format. however, if you just want to make a string, you can use
$Date.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy') to get the format you want. it will be a string, tho, not a date object.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 6:28
@Lee_Dailey How Do I set the cell format? I tried using
.Numberformat = "dd/MM/yyyy" but that didn't do anything either. In regards to the ToString part, isn't that what I am doing? I have cast the value to [datetime] and put it in brackets before using .ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") – Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 6:31
@Lee_Dailey How Do I set the cell format? I tried using
.Numberformat = "dd/MM/yyyy" but that didn't do anything either. In regards to the ToString part, isn't that what I am doing? I have cast the value to [datetime] and put it in brackets before using .ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") – Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 6:31
What if you try
.Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy' (SINGLE quotes) ?– Theo
Nov 22 '18 at 9:21
What if you try
.Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy' (SINGLE quotes) ?– Theo
Nov 22 '18 at 9:21
@Shadowzee - i don't have excel, so i don't know how to do that. [blush] ///// i apologize for missing the part where you DID use the
.ToString() method. if excel is STILL reformatting your entry, then it is excel that is the problem. as mentioned earlier, i simply can't test that.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 17:05
@Shadowzee - i don't have excel, so i don't know how to do that. [blush] ///// i apologize for missing the part where you DID use the
.ToString() method. if excel is STILL reformatting your entry, then it is excel that is the problem. as mentioned earlier, i simply can't test that.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 17:05
@Theo I already tried that but it didn't make a difference
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 22:32
@Theo I already tried that but it didn't make a difference
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 22:32
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what is the cell format in excel set to? i think that is what decides the format. however, if you just want to make a string, you can use
$Date.ToString('dd/MM/yyyy')to get the format you want. it will be a string, tho, not a date object.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 6:28
@Lee_Dailey How Do I set the cell format? I tried using
.Numberformat = "dd/MM/yyyy"but that didn't do anything either. In regards to theToStringpart, isn't that what I am doing? I have cast the value to[datetime]and put it in brackets before using.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 6:31
What if you try
.Numberformat = 'dd/MM/yyyy'(SINGLE quotes) ?– Theo
Nov 22 '18 at 9:21
@Shadowzee - i don't have excel, so i don't know how to do that. [blush] ///// i apologize for missing the part where you DID use the
.ToString()method. if excel is STILL reformatting your entry, then it is excel that is the problem. as mentioned earlier, i simply can't test that.– Lee_Dailey
Nov 22 '18 at 17:05
@Theo I already tried that but it didn't make a difference
– Shadowzee
Nov 22 '18 at 22:32