Do an experiment.

In A1 enter the date 1/2/2007 (or 2/1/2007 if you use US date format)
In B1 enter =A1=--("1 feb 2007")
The result is TRUE

But
A1 enter the date 1/2/2007 (or 2/1/2007 if you use US date format)
In B1 enter =A1=--("1 2 2007") {or A1=--("2 1 2007") in USA}
The result is #VALUE!

But adding acceptably date separator characters, as in
=A1=--("1/2/2007") or =A1=--("1-2-2007")
you again get TRUE
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"Max" wrote in message
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In D2:
=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A10=--"23 Oct 2007")*(C2:C10="X"),B2:B10)

How would that work when his data uses "10" for October?

It'll work fine as long as the dates in col A are real dates (presumed).
The double minus in: --"23 Oct 2007" converts the text string to a real,
specific date, as per OP's specs.
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