Now a new Excel & Notepad issue

[Vinny 1]

I'm using Excel 2010, Trying to pass information from Excel to another program "Testing with Notepad".  Everything is working great except passing the dates.  The dates are coming passing as the long form for dates.  I need to pass it as mm/dd/yy.  I have tried everything I can think of. 

Here is all the info:

Autoit ver: 3.3.10.2

Excel 2010

Notepad for testing, if it works in notepad it will worki in the other software.

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If FileExists('H:\EZ-Messenger-Imports\Data-Files\Data_Upload.xlsx') Then
      $oExcel = _ExcelBookOpen($oQLaw)
   Else
      End()
   EndIf

   $Acct = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 1, 0, 0, True) ;JobID
   $a1 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 2, 0, 0, True) ;Servee
   $a2 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 3, 0, 0, True) ;ClientReference
   $a3 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 4, 0, 0, True) ;DateCompleted
   $a4 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 5, 0, 0, True) ;MannerOfService
   $a5 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 6, 0, 0, True) ;AddressLine1
   $a6 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 7, 0, 0, True) ;AddressLine2
   $a7 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 8, 0, 0, True)  ;City
   $a8 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 9, 0, 0, True) ;State
   $a9 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 10, 0, 0, True)  ;Zip
   $a10 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 11, 0, 0, True)  ;ServiceComments
   $a11 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 12, 0, 0, True)  ;JobType
   $a12 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 13, 0, 0, True)  ;Description
   $a13 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 14, 0, 0, True) ;ServedAddressTyp
   $a14 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 15, 0, 0, True) ;PersonLeftWith
   $a15 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 16, 0, 0, True) ;Title
   $a16 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 17, 0, 0, True) ;eMailed
   $a17 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 18, 0, 0, True) ;AnswerDueDate
   $a18 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 19, 0, 0, True) ;Defendant
   $a19 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 20, 0, 0, True) ;File Date
   $a20 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 21, 0, 0, True) ;Case Number
   $a21 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 22, 0, 0, True) ;Cost(Billing)
   $a22 = _ExcelReadSheetToArrayex($oExcel, 2, 23, 0, 0, True) ;Legal Dismiss Date


      _ExcelBookClose($oExcel)

   For $i = 1 to Ubound($a2, 1) -1
   If Not $a2[$i][0] = "" Then
   $a32 = _DateTimeFormat($a19[$i][0], 2)
  ; WinActivate('EAGLE - Eagle by SquareTwo Financial')
   WinWaitActive('Untitled - Notepad')
   $note = ""
   MouseClick('left',1179,38,1)
   Send($a2[$i][0])  ;Account Number
   Send('{Enter}')
   Sleep(1500)
   ;WinWaitActive('Account')
   Send('^[') ;Legal Screen
   Sleep(2500)
   MouseClick('left', 480,123,1)
   Send('{Tab 4}')
   Send('{Enter}')
   Sleep(1500)
   Send('+{End}')
   Send($a20[$i][0]) ;Case Number
   Send('{Tab 3}')
   If $a8[$i][0] = 'AZ' Then
      Send('Arizona')
   ElseIf $a8[$1][0] = 'UT' Then
      Send('Utah')
   Else
      Send('Nevada')
   EndIf
   Send('{Tab 6}')
   Send('+{End}')
   Send(_DateTimeFormat($a19[$i][0])) ;Filing Date  Heres the issue spot and any date listed below
   Send('{Tab 2}')
   ;Send($a22[$i][0])  ; Legal Dismissal Date
   Send('{Tab 2}')
   Send($a21[$i][0]) ; Cost
   Send('{Tab 14}')
   Send('EZ-Messenger')
   Send('{Tab}')
   Send($a3[$i][0]) ; Serve Date
   Send('{Tab 2}')
   Send($a17[$i][0])  ; Answer Due Date
   Send('{Tab 10}')
   Send('Check for Answer Prepare App/Aff')  ;Next Action Needed
   MsgBox(0, 'Test', 'Did everything Work?')
   MouseClick('left', 386,799, 1)
   Sleep(1500)
   WinWaitActive('EAGLE - Eagle by SquareTwo Financial')
   MouseClick('left', 497,45, 1)
   Sleep(2000)
   MsgBox(0, 'Test', 'Test Worked')

 EndIf
   Next

Any help with this is greatly appreciated.

[computergroove 31]

What is the date format in the excel sheet you are reading from? Do you want to convert it to your date format or can you convert the format in the excel document and then run your script?

[Vinny 1]

The date format in Excel is "mm/dd/yy"  but it is still writing it as follows in Notepad "20140922000000"  Which I Need to be "09/22/14" or even "09/22/2014" would work as well as long as it is in the correct format, with no time added.

[Vinny 1]

Sometimes I wonder how blind I am.  I figured it out using the _DateSetFormat.  It's working perfectly now, for both the testing in Notepad and the actual application.

Thanks for the help.  Just talking it though is what really is the helper for me.

Thanks