How to import csv file with a date variable of customized format?

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Spotfire Statistica	12.0 and higher

The article describes how to import a date variable with customized format (e.g. yyyymmdd) from a csv file.

Windows

1.Click Statistica "Home | Open" menu, navigate to the csv data file and open it

2. Click the column with date information under "Text File" to highlight it in the preview pane

3. Change the "Data type" to be "Date" and select "Input format"

4. Click "Formatting" to specify the desired format and click "OK"

5. The value in the resulted spreadsheet should be formatted as a date in Statistica