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Default Find Oldest Date

Check the dates are true DATES and not TEXT.

"Qaspec" wrote:

I tried each of the suggestions and I'm still returning a 0 value. Could
there be something wrong with the formatting of the date in the referenced
cell?

"T. Valko" wrote:

Try this array formula** :

=MIN(IF((A1:A5="Canada")*(B1:B5="Open"),C1:C5))

Format as DATE

Better to use cells to hold the criteria:

E1 = Canada
F1 = Open

=MIN(IF((A1:A5=E1)*(B1:B5=F1),C1:C5))

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER)

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"Qaspec" wrote in message
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I need to fiind the oldest date of an entry depending on the status of the
case.

A B C
Canada Open 6/25/07
Mexico Open 6/16/07
Brazil Open 6/1/07
Canada Open 6/19/07
Canada Closed 6/2/07

I need to be able find the oldest open date for Canada which would be
6/19/07
according to this example.




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