Although using Datedif on the following
2/1/2008
1/31/2010

yields 365, but would give #NUM! if Date2 was 1/31/2008 (as Chip stated). I
think XL help is misleading when it says the years are ignored - because they
are obviously not completely ignored.



"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

Give the bottom of this a quick look see...

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/datedif.htm
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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Epinn" wrote:

My discovery on DATEDIF ("yd") and leap year

A1:A4

2/1/2007
3/1/2008
2/1/2008
3/1/2009


formula (1) =DATEDIF(A1,A2,"yd") yields 28

formula (2) =DATEDIF(A3,A4,"yd") yields 29

I understand why this is happening - the year for the first argument is used.

I find DATEDIF and "yd" and leap year "interesting," "temperamental," "confusing," ...... <g

I am curious if "yd" is used often.

Welcome comments to this and my discovery.

Epinn