Excel - Can Database Function Criteria be a Date?

Asked By jr

11-Oct-07 04:57 PM

Can the criteria for a database function be in the form of a Date (e.g.

11-Oct-07 05:04 PM

If you mean greater than 1/1/2007?

=">2007-01-01"

or

=">"&TEXT(DATE(2007,1,1),"yyyy-mm-dd")

or


=">"&DATE(2007,1,1)


or

=">1/1/07"


I would advice against the latter 2, the first of those will display the
serial number of the date and the latter will fail if moved to another
regional setting


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom

11-Oct-07 05:21 PM

Yes I did mean greater than 1/1/2007.  However, It doesn't seem to work.
Here's what I did to check.

I created a simple database with "Date" as the first column and "Check" As
the second column (= to all 1s). I populated dates in the date column in the
syntax mm/dd/yy.  I then established a criteria array with one column two
rows, First row is labeled Date.  In the second row I typed the criteria as
you show below (i.e.  =">2007-01-01").  When I hit enter the cell shows
error.

Any suggestions?

11-Oct-07 05:29 PM

I fixed the #Value! error.  However, DSUM is returning 0 on check eventhough
there are dates that meet the criteria.

11-Oct-07 05:49 PM

What's the formula you are using, it certainly works for me if I create the
same, assuming you want to sum all checks with dates greater than 01/01/07

=DSUM(DataBase,"Check",E1:E2)

or to count the dates

=DCOUNT(DataBase,"Dates",E1:E2)

the D functions don't work if the source workbook is closed if you have the
formula in another workbook


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom

11-Oct-07 05:52 PM

Try

=ISTEXT(cell)

on both the dates and the check values, if they are imported they may have
trailing/leading spaces



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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom

11-Oct-07 06:14 PM

I was using the DSUM formula you show below.  It's just not working for me.
There must be something different. Is there anyway you can send me your

12-Oct-07 12:17 AM

Sure, post your email address but do it so no spambots can get a hold of it

so if your email address is

johndoe@yahoo.com

post it like

johndoeNOSPAMatNOSPAMyahoo.com

and I will send you a little sample


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

12-Oct-07 06:56 AM

Thanks a ton.

john.NOSPAMr.voiNOSPAMt@delNOSPAMphi.com

jrv

12-Oct-07 10:13 AM

I just sent you an email with a sample workbook attached


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom