Calc. Convert date DD to number

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#1

Hello
Looking for an easy way to from a date (say) 03/05/2015 get just the day
value as a number value not a date value, would like to have just '3' but
'31' would do
Do know of =Text(cell,"DD") but text is not directly number

#2

=DAY(cell)

#3

=DAY(cell)

there's also the functions:

=MONTH(cell)
=YEAR(cell)

#4

Thanks for the working reply
knew there was a simple way just couldn't remember it, even though I'd used
it before - senility is lurking