You can try this:

Select the range of cells in question
Goto the menu DataText to Columns
Click NextNext
In step 3, select DATEMDYFinish

Sometimes that will convert text dates to true Excel dates.

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"PAL" wrote in message
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Yes, that works. I initially tried to reformat the cells, but that didn't
do
it. Retyping did. The data is from an export and there are a few hundred
lines. The retyping part isn't practical.

"T. Valko" wrote:

Could this be a format issue?
The dates are formatted as 01-jan-2000.

Then your dates aren't true Excel dates. They're probably TEXT strings
that
look like dates. If you have what you think are dates in any of those
cells
then:

=COUNT(G2,I2)

Will return a number other than 0.

Since you're only dealing with 2 cells try this:

Select the cells in question
Goto the menu FormatCellsNumber tab
Select GENERAL
OK

Manually re-enter the dates in those cells.

Basically, what you're doing is resetting the format *but* it won't reset
until you edit the cell by re-entering the dates.


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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"PAL" wrote in message
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Thanks. It produces blanks in all cases. That is blanks regardless of
whether there are no dates, 1 date or 2 dates. Could this be a format
issue?
The dates are formatted as 01-jan-2000.

"T. Valko" wrote:

=IF(AND(G2,I2)="","",MAX(G2,I2))
Please advise why I get the #Value! error

As written, your formula needs to be array entered so AND will
evaluate
*all* of its arguments.

However, you don't need an array formula to do this. Try it like this:

=IF(COUNT(G2,I2),MAX(G2,I2),"")

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"PAL" wrote in message
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I am working with the formula below. G2 and I2 are dates, or blank.
If
both
are blank, I would like a blank in the field, if one or both have
dates, I
would like the latest date.

=IF(AND(G2,I2)="","",MAX(G2,I2))

Please advise why I get the #Value! error.

Thanks.