Microsoft KB Archive/178194

= XL97: Variant Array of Dates Transfers to Worksheet Incorrectly =

Article ID: 178194

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q178194



SYMPTOMS
When you use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) to transfer an array of dates to a worksheet, the day and month may be transposed.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:
 * The Short date style, set on the Date tab of the Regional Settings in Control Panel, is set to dd-MMM-yy. -and-


 * You stored a date in a variant array. -and-


 * You placed the array in a worksheet.



WORKAROUND
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For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

You can avoid this problem by using the CLng function to convert the date to a long integer before placing it into a worksheet, as the following sample macro demonstrates: Sub EnterDate

Dim vDate As Variant ReDim vDate(1) As Variant

vDate(0) = DateSerial(1997, 1, 12)  ' This is January 12, 1997 vDate(1) = DateSerial(1997, 10, 1)  ' This is October 1, 1997

' Loop through each element of the array vDate. For i = LBound(vDate) To UBound(vDate) ' The CLng function is used below to convert the date to long. vDate(i) = CLng(vDate(i)) Next i

' Place the array contents into cells A1:B1. Range("A1:B1").Value = vDate

' Change the cell format so the date is easier to read. Range("A1:B1").NumberFormat = "mmmm d, yyyy"

End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To determine what the Short date style is for your computer, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) In Control Panel, double-click the Regional Settings icon, and then click the Date tab.

When you use English (United Kingdom) as your Regional Setting, dd/mm/yy is the default Short date format.

