A worksheet function cannot set a format, just return a value. You will have
to format the cell.

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RP
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"Dominic Olivastro" wrote in message
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I just wrote a function that returns a variant, instanced as either a
string
("N/A") or a date. But I noticed it appears as a number in the
spreadsheet.
So I figure I could format the cell right within the function, using:

ActiveCell.NumberFormat = "yyyy-mm-dd"

It doesn't work. When I insert after this statement, the following:
debug.print (ActiveCell.NumberFormat)

I find that it is still general. The odd thing is, if I write another
function that only sets the active cell to the proper format, it works
fine.

Any ideas?
Dom