Date Format HELP

[Yossy]

Please I need help in formating date. I have the following types of dates.

What I have I want to achieve this.
August 2006 08/01/2006
July 2008 07/01/2008
May 2nd 2003 05/02/2003

All help totally appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Robert Martim, Excel]

FinalDate = Format(Your_Date, "mm/dd/yyyy")
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[Bob Phillips]

If they are real date, just use a cell format of mm/dd/yyyy.

If it is a string as shown, use =TEXT("01 " &A1,"mm/dd/yyyy")

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[Yossy]

Thanks guys, Bob your formula works but not for dates like September 2nd 2006.
Also I do not understand what Robert Martim means. Please clarify

Thanks a big bunch.