Excel (like Access) doesn't prefer a certain format. Dates are always stored as a number with the integer portion the number of days since Dec 30, 1899 and the decimal portion the time (expressed as part of a day). The format is just that, how it appears on screen to the user.
Are you saying that Excel doesn't recognize the values as dates?
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Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP
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: > Seems to me that Excel just uses the regional settings, unless you've set the format of the destination cells to something different. Check your settings in Excel - both the cell format and in Tools Options.
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: > Joan Wild
: > Microsoft Access MVP
: > : Hi experts
: > : when i export a query to excel 2003 the result file contains the date format
: > : in "custom" format. here are 2 question
: > : 1) is there an export wizard for EXCEL?
: > : 2) why the export format is set to "custom"?
: > : BTW: I changed the regional settings date format to English UK
: > I checked the excel settings, no reference to the date, regional setting is set for2 options , short date and long date, the short date is ok but i can't modify the long date and it seems like the excel prefers this format.
