How To Format Date In Excel Vba

Formatting Date in Excel VBA

To format a date in Excel VBA, you can use the Format function. This function allows you to specify a custom format for the date based on your requirements. Here’s an example:

    
      Dim myDate As Date
      myDate = Now
      
      Dim formattedDate As String
      formattedDate = Format(myDate, "dd MMMM yyyy")
      
      MsgBox "Formatted date: " & formattedDate
    
  

In the above example, we first declare a variable myDate of type Date and assign it the current date and time using the Now function.

Next, we declare another variable formattedDate of type String. We assign it the formatted date using the Format function. In this case, we are using the format string “dd MMMM yyyy”, which will format the date as ” 18 February 2022″.

Finally, we display the formatted date in a message box using the MsgBox function.

You can customize the format string according to your requirements. Here are some commonly used format codes for date formatting:

• dd – day of the month as a two-digit number (01-31)
• MM – month as a two-digit number (01-12)
• MMM – abbreviated month name (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.)
• MMMM – full month name (January, February, March, etc.)
• yy – year as a two-digit number
• yyyy – year as a four-digit number

You can combine these codes with other characters like slashes, hyphens, commas, etc., to achieve the desired formatting.

I hope this explanation helps you understand how to format a date in Excel VBA. Feel free to ask if you have any further questions.