HOW TO

convert a date field to number field

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Summary

This article describes a procedure that converts a date field in a DBF table to a number field.

Procedure



  1. Export the table to a text file.
  2. Reload the table back into the project. The date field is brought back in as a numeric field.

Article ID:000005399

Software:
  • ArcMap 8 x
  • ArcMap 9 x
  • Legacy Products

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