[Solved] VLOOKUP returns a number instead of a date

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Nik30
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[Solved] VLOOKUP returns a number instead of a date

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Hi. i am trying to use vlookup and instead of returning me a date (9/8/13) it returns (41495). any ideas?
actually it returns all dates with a weird number.
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Re: VLOOKUP

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Hi, and welcome to the forum.

41495 is the correct integer for August 9, 2013. Just change the cell's style/format. Read section 3. Dates in cells in Ten concepts that every Calc user should know.

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Re: VLOOKUP

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hi and thanks.
it is great to be in this forum!
thanks for the answer.ofcource it worked great!
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