Question : Converting text to date

I have a table with dates that are stored as text:

021204
981112
000317

I want to convert the text to dates like this:

12/04/2002
11/12/1998
03/17/2000

I'm sure this should be quick and easy...I just can't seem to do it. Thanks!

Answer : Converting text to date

In MS-Access try this:

1:	select format(dateserial( left(yourcolumn, 2), mid(yourcolumn, 3, 2), right(yourcolumn, 2)), "MM/DD/YYYY")

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