Datedif using cell references Excel 2000

[JohnH]

I'm using Excel 2000 and trying to use the datedif function. I've formated 2
columns as date m/dd/yyyy and left the formula column general I'm entering
dates
A1: 1/1/2002
B1: 1/1/2005

I'm entering the formula in C1
=datedif(b1,a1,"M")

I'm looking for the nmber of months between 2 dates

I get #NUM! for a result.

Thanks
John

 

[Chip Pearson]

The first date must be earlier than the second date. Try
=DATEDIF(A1,B1,"m")

See www.cpearson.com/excel/datedif.htm for more information.


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www.cpearson.com

 

[Don Guillett]

a1,b1

 

[Bernard Liengme]

From Chips' site http://www.cpearson.com/excel/datedif.htm



=DATEDIF(Date1,Date2,Interval)

Date1 must be less than (earlier) or equal to Date2. Otherwise, =DATEDIF
will return a #NUM! error. If either Date1 or Date2 is not a date, =DATEDIF
will return a #VALUE! error.

By the way:
You do not need to format cells before entering dates. Just type the data
as, for example, 1/1/2002 and Excel recognizes a date.

 

[Marcelo]

Hi John, datedif calculates de difference of the two dates, but the formula
must be

DATEDIF(INITIAL DATE,LAST DATE,TYPE OF DIF)

Try to put Datedif(a1,ba,"m")

hope this helps
regards from Brazil
Marcelo

"JohnH" escreveu:

 

[Arvi Laanemets]

Hi

For case earlier/later dates aren't ordered column-wise
=DATEDIF(MIN(A1,B1),MAX(A1,B1),"m")

Arvi Laanemets

 

[JohnH]

Thanks All. Reversing the formual was the solution.

Thanks Much!
John

 

[Kevin Vaughn]

Try reversing the order of b1 and a1. In the test I tried, that's how I got
rid of the #num error.
Kevin Vaughn

 

[Kevin Vaughn]

That's weird. I could have sworn when I looked at this question, there were
no replies. Then I replied and I see like 8 people have already answered.

 

[Don Guillett]

It's the nature of the beast. You think you are the first reply and when you
come back there are several ahead of you. I also wish there wasn't the
delay. I think it has something to do with where you are but that's a guess.

 

[Don Guillett]

BTW when I answered this there were NO other replies.

 

[Kevin Vaughn]

Thanks for letting me know it's not just me.

BTW when I answered this there were NO other replies.


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