Excel date calculations

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Thu 4 Sep 2008, 11:17 Delegate Ishdev said...

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Excel date calculations

Hi, unfortunately i'm having a senior moment.
I have 2 cells (A1 & B1), both with dates following the mm/dd/yyyy convention. Now i need to know the number of days between the 2 dates given.
A simple calculation of =B1-A1 gives an answer of mm/dd/yyyy and not the number of days between those 2 dates.
Any ideas?
Thanks & Regards
Ish

Thu 4 Sep 2008, 11:29 Delegate Ishdev said...

RE: Excel date calculations

All,
i figured out the issue. I just needed to format the cell to number. Conclusion: a very senior moment
Thanks anyway
Ish

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