XL98: Variant Array of Dates Is Transferred to Worksheet (184178)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q184178

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 date format under Short Date in the Date & Time control panel is set to Day/Month/Year. -and-

  • You store a date in a variant array. -and-

  • You place the array in a worksheet.

WORKAROUND

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   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 which format is used under Short Date on your computer, follow these steps:
  1. On the Apple menu, point to Control Panels, and then click Date & Time.
  2. Click Date Formats.
You can choose the short date format you want to use in the list under Short Date.

REFERENCES

For more information about arrays, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type array, click Search, and then click to view "Using Arrays."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/12/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbdtacode kbpending kbProgramming KB184178
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