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How to convert DATE to a STRING

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Hi,

I have values in my excel spreadsheet that are DATE value. I.E. they are stored as Julian dates, and appear on the screen as "7/12/2006" etc.

If I convert this field to general text, it will appear as "32456" or something ... the Julian-value of the date.

What I'm looking for is an easy way to convert the DATE 7/12/2006 (which is actually stored in excel as 32456) to the string value of 7/12/2006. The way this is done for a single field is by putting an apostrophe in front of the 7/12/2006. When that happens, you see 7/12/2006, but Excel is now storing the value '7/12/2006, and you can see that when you click on the field and read it's value next to the fx symbol.

I have 5,000 + dates. I can't convert them by hand. I need a way to do this automatically.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
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