I have run into a little problem regarding the formatting of dates within a ArcPro table. First off, the table is originally a .xlsx and has been converted using the "excel to table" tool. The original excel table has a date field with values in the format of "12/23/1998 14:40" and has upon using the tool, has been converted into the 5-digit numeric date scheme. These numeric dates have decimals i.e. "26507.6875" and is due to what I assume to be the time of day. I have found this thread Date field in Excel to Table tool , but upon trying the code I get the standard "999999" message (unexpected error). Any other suggestions on how I can get the dates back to the regular format? Thanks!
I get what you're saying; I was converting a couple thousand records and more or less stumbled on this particular 'un-documented feature'. It's also when I first learned of the Microsoft date indexes described in my other thread you reference above.
If you have cells with numeric data, dates, and so on, ensure that the content is consistently formatted—in other words, make sure all numeric data is actually numeric. If there are other types of data in those rows, the field is converted to text when the table is opened inArcGIS Pro.
They fail to mention that "blanks" can break the "consistently" rule.
No cell should go empty!! There should be a huge warning flash onscreen when blanks are encountered
Dan Patterson and Joe Borgione, I got the new excel worksheet created with no blanks (plus the date range I'm interested in), and it transferred over to ArcPro with no issues! Wanted to say thanks again, as I wouldn't have known where to go without both of your guys' input!
