excel vba convert text YYYYMMDD to date code example

Example: excel vba convert text YYYYMMDD to date

'In Excel we sometimes need to work with imported dates that
'are of the form: YYYYMMDD, for example: 20200325.

'Excel needs numbers (not text) for plotting charts and calculations.

'VBA function to convert text in YYYYMMDD format to real Excel dates:

Function Text2ExcelDate(t$)
    Text2ExcelDate = DateSerial(Mid(t, 1, 4), Mid(t, 5, 2), Mid(t, 7, 2))
End Function