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Steve[_5_]

Day Calculation Error
 
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it is 3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...
Thank you Steve...

David Biddulph[_2_]

Day Calculation Error
 
Sorry, my crystal ball is a bit cloudy. You may need to tell us what
formula you are using?
--
David Biddulph

"Steve" ;sfcmurphy430@hotma il.com wrote in
message ...
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it is
3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...
Thank you Steve...




Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)

Day Calculation Error
 
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it is
3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...


What formula are you using?

Rick


Peo Sjoblom

Day Calculation Error
 
1. If you are comparing days and not hours etc don't use NOW(), use TODAY()

2 format the result as general

If I do that I get 63

=TODAY()-A2

where A2 holds 04/16/07

formatted as general


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Steve" ;sfcmurphy430@hotma il.com wrote in
message ...
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it is
3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...
Thank you Steve...




Steve[_5_]

Day Calculation Error
 
=(NOW()-F32) F32 contains(4/16/2007 7:15:00 AM)

"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote:

I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it is
3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...


What formula are you using?

Rick



Steve[_5_]

Day Calculation Error
 
Sorry for not providing all the info, the result of the calcualtion I have as
custom, (dd "Days," hh" Hours"), so it shows how many days and hours have
passed since the fixed date and time.

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

1. If you are comparing days and not hours etc don't use NOW(), use TODAY()

2 format the result as general

If I do that I get 63

=TODAY()-A2

where A2 holds 04/16/07

formatted as general


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Steve" ;sfcmurphy430@hotma il.com wrote in
message ...
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it is
3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...
Thank you Steve...





Peo Sjoblom

Day Calculation Error
 
Meaning that the cell with the formula should be formatted as general


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"Peo Sjoblom" wrote in message
...
1. If you are comparing days and not hours etc don't use NOW(), use
TODAY()

2 format the result as general

If I do that I get 63

=TODAY()-A2

where A2 holds 04/16/07

formatted as general


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Steve" ;sfcmurphy430@hotma il.com wrote in
message ...
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it
is 3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have
checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...
Thank you Steve...






Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)

Day Calculation Error
 
=(NOW()-F32) F32 contains(4/16/2007 7:15:00 AM)

Using your formula, I get 63 days for April 16th and 60 days for April 19th.

Rick


Peo Sjoblom

Day Calculation Error
 
Will not work since it will return the day of the month 63 days after Jan 00
1900
use something like this instead

=INT(NOW()-A1)&" Days "&TEXT(MOD(NOW()-A1,1),"hh")&" Hours"


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom




"Steve" ;sfcmurphy430@hotma il.com wrote in
message ...
Sorry for not providing all the info, the result of the calcualtion I have
as
custom, (dd "Days," hh" Hours"), so it shows how many days and hours have
passed since the fixed date and time.

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

1. If you are comparing days and not hours etc don't use NOW(), use
TODAY()

2 format the result as general

If I do that I get 63

=TODAY()-A2

where A2 holds 04/16/07

formatted as general


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Steve" ;sfcmurphy430@hotma il.com wrote
in
message ...
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date
to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it
is
3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me
23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have
checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix
it...
Thank you Steve...







Steve[_5_]

Day Calculation Error
 
Actually I have the formating at custom dd "Days," hh" Hours"

If formatted General yes I get 63 days after rounding. Is there anyway to
re-format showing days and hours, but keep the "General" construct?

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

Meaning that the cell with the formula should be formatted as general


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"Peo Sjoblom" wrote in message
...
1. If you are comparing days and not hours etc don't use NOW(), use
TODAY()

2 format the result as general

If I do that I get 63

=TODAY()-A2

where A2 holds 04/16/07

formatted as general


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Steve" ;sfcmurphy430@hotma il.com wrote in
message ...
I have a status spreadsheet that counts how many days from a fixed date to
Now(), in one field the date is 16 April 2007, to Now() it is saying it
is 3
days, when I move it to a different fixed date of 19 april it tells me 23
days, it should read 60 on 16 april and 57 on the 19 april. I have
checked
the formating, and on some it counts properly.

Has anyone encountered this before if so please tell me how to fix it...
Thank you Steve...







Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)

Day Calculation Error
 
Actually I have the formating at custom dd "Days," hh" Hours"

If formatted General yes I get 63 days after rounding. Is there anyway to
re-format showing days and hours, but keep the "General" construct?


Maybe use this formula instead of the one you posted and leave the cell's
format as General.

=INT(NOW()-F32)&" Days, "&ROUND((NOW()-F32-INT(NOW()-F32))*24,0)&" Hours"

Rick


Steve[_5_]

Day Calculation Error
 
BRILLIANT, Thank you

"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote:

Actually I have the formating at custom dd "Days," hh" Hours"

If formatted General yes I get 63 days after rounding. Is there anyway to
re-format showing days and hours, but keep the "General" construct?


Maybe use this formula instead of the one you posted and leave the cell's
format as General.

=INT(NOW()-F32)&" Days, "&ROUND((NOW()-F32-INT(NOW()-F32))*24,0)&" Hours"

Rick




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