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    Importing CSV Time stamp as date format

    I am importing data from a CSV file, it contains a ‘Start Time’ field expressed in the following format: 2021-04-09 12:30:00 +0100. I want to import the field as a Time/Date format so that I can calculate on it. If I change the Short Text to Date & Time during the import it errors. If I leave the format as short text can I then convert to a Date/Time format using a built in function with the function builder or any other way. Thanks for any help

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    Could use expression in query: CDate(Left([fieldname],19))

    Null field will show #Error
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    Here's a function that will return a date from the string. It strips characters off the right side beginning one space before the "+".

    Code:
    Public Function convdate(sDate As String) As Date
        convdate = Left(sDate, InStr(sDate, "+") - 1)
    End Function
    In Immediate window:
    ?convdate("2021-04-09 12:30:00 +0100")
    4/9/2021 12:30:00 PM

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    That's sorted it! Thanks all.

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