=if('[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking Log'!$G71=0,"",'[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking
Log'!$G71)

"excelinSD" wrote:

I have linked 2 workbooks and one of the columns liked is a date format. How
do I get the linked work book to return a blank if there is not a date typed
into the master workbook.
My formula is below:
='[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking Log'!$G71
What it gives for blanks:
01/00/00