change format date

change format date

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    Dec 25, 2006#1

    hello

    i have this kind of data and i want juste to change de format date from for example:

    19920720,0,17.09,17.26,16.04,16.92,668020
    19920721,0,16.84,17.03,16.66,16.88,270280
    19920722,0,16.81,17.11,16.31,16.61,454200
    19920723,0,16.88,17.13,16.52,16.90,306560
    19920724,0,16.79,16.88,16.58,16.72,296920
    .........................................

    to

    07/20/1992,0,17.09,17.26,16.04,16.92,668020
    07/21/1992,0,16.84,17.03,16.66,16.88,270280
    07/22/1992,0,16.81,17.11,16.31,16.61,454200
    07/23/1992,0,16.88,17.13,16.52,16.90,306560
    07/24/1992,0,16.79,16.88,16.58,16.72,296920
    ......................................

    so can ultra edit change the format date from YYYYMMDD to MM/DD/YYYY?
    without i will lose a lot of time triying to do it manually
    thks
    344
    MasterMaster
    344

      Dec 26, 2006#2

      Hi dude,

      well, you could write a macro or better: Use UE's column mode, since this is a simple fixed-column problem!

      Press alt-c to switch column mode (and back)

      You can then mark eg the first 4 columns for ALL rows and press ctrl-x.
      Then paste it a bit to the back and so on.
      Note: To Insert the /, just mark a single "column" from the to to the bottom and press /.
      The sign is then inserted in all rows !

      I'm sure you'll experiment a bit. Its more easy than to explain it.

      rds Bego
      Normally using all newest english version incl. each hotfix. Win 10 64 bit
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      NewbieNewbie
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        Dec 28, 2006#3

        hi bego

        i don't understand many of your explains
        what do you mean by switch the column mode with the ctrl+c.
        can you explain me all this with more,because it steal too complicated for me.lol
        thanks
        344
        MasterMaster
        344

          Dec 28, 2006#4

          I did NO say ctrl-c, I said: alt-c.
          I think if you now use alt-c and try it out you will get by with a little help from the manual. Search for "column mode".
          Let we hear if you got it.

          rds Bego
          Normally using all newest english version incl. each hotfix. Win 10 64 bit
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            Dec 28, 2006#5

            Column mode editing is one solution, a "simple" regular expression replace is a second one:

            Following UltraEdit style regular expression replace all should do the job:

            Find What: %^([12][0-9][0-9][0-9]^)^([01][0-9]^)^([0-3][0-9]^)
            Replace With: ^2/^3/^1

            Same regex with Unix/Perl style:

            Find What: ^([12][0-9][0-9][0-9])([01][0-9])([0-3][0-9])
            Replace With: \2/\3/\1
            Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria