You said:

Cell A1 = 1(month from B1) correct
Cell B1 = 1/2/06

Hence, the formula for cell A1 to cope with cell B1 being blank is:

=IF(B1="","",Month(B1))

If Cell A2 relates to cell B2, as I assume it does, then the formula for A2
would be:

=IF(B2="","",Month(B2))

And so on. You can AutoFill the formula down the column or just copy and
paste and the formula will adjust.

So:
A3 =IF(B3="","",Month(B3))
A4 =IF(B4="","",Month(B4))
A5 =IF(B5="","",Month(B5))

Maybe I have misunderstood what you are trying to achieve

Regards

Trevor


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Trevor Shuttleworth wrote:
Try:

=IF(B1="","",Month(B1))

Regards

Trevor

I have some formulas set up in a spreadsheet that other people will fill
progressively. In cells where the formula has no feeder' data to provide
a
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thanks

Trevor thanks - not sure if i am doing something wron when I use that
formula
it does come back with nothing there however in that cell since I have a
date
in b2 the result in a1 should be 1. If there was no date in b2 then the
result should be "blank" any other suggestions

thanks

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