If the dates are seen by Excel as dates (meaning numbers and not text) then
you just need to subtract

=B1-A1

where A1 has start date and B1 end date

format cell as general


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"HELP FRANCES" <HELP wrote in message
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I need to figure out how to calculate from an original date obtained to the
next date obtained? How do I calculate this?