query to excel

[Imaginor@xxxxxxx]

I have downloaded an output file, created from a query, to an excel spreadsheet 
with the following problem:

Using the digits operation in query, I mapped a six byte numeric field (that 
stores a date) and a two byte numeric field (that stores a century)into one 
eight byte alpha date result. When i transferred to excel, the date is reading 
as "F1 F9 F9 F9...zone format. I need to sort this field for various reporting 
requests. How can i solve this problem either through the 400 query function or 
within excel.  Thank you.

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