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Date issue-displaying as 0001-01-01
I have imported a file that is system generated from our IBM server, so can't
change it on that side. The records that don't have a date come across as 0001-01-01. I need to know if there is a way to format these cells to display as blanks if it contains this. Hope someone can help....have searched and searched and haven't been successful in finding anything? |
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Date issue-displaying as 0001-01-01
ok, got the formula below to work, is that right, or is there a way to
shorten it? =IF(VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)="0001-01-01"," ",VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)) "Tasha" wrote: I have imported a file that is system generated from our IBM server, so can't change it on that side. The records that don't have a date come across as 0001-01-01. I need to know if there is a way to format these cells to display as blanks if it contains this. Hope someone can help....have searched and searched and haven't been successful in finding anything? |
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Date issue-displaying as 0001-01-01
Looks good to me. Essentially, you are looking up the value in $A3 on your
census file tab table $B$2:$F$572, and if the 5th column of that table for the $A3 reference is "0001-01-01" then show nothing, otherwise display what is there. -- ** John C ** "Tasha" wrote: ok, got the formula below to work, is that right, or is there a way to shorten it? =IF(VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)="0001-01-01"," ",VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)) "Tasha" wrote: I have imported a file that is system generated from our IBM server, so can't change it on that side. The records that don't have a date come across as 0001-01-01. I need to know if there is a way to format these cells to display as blanks if it contains this. Hope someone can help....have searched and searched and haven't been successful in finding anything? |
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Date issue-displaying as 0001-01-01
Ok :) thanks John!!!
"John C" wrote: Looks good to me. Essentially, you are looking up the value in $A3 on your census file tab table $B$2:$F$572, and if the 5th column of that table for the $A3 reference is "0001-01-01" then show nothing, otherwise display what is there. -- ** John C ** "Tasha" wrote: ok, got the formula below to work, is that right, or is there a way to shorten it? =IF(VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)="0001-01-01"," ",VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)) "Tasha" wrote: I have imported a file that is system generated from our IBM server, so can't change it on that side. The records that don't have a date come across as 0001-01-01. I need to know if there is a way to format these cells to display as blanks if it contains this. Hope someone can help....have searched and searched and haven't been successful in finding anything? |
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Date issue-displaying as 0001-01-01
Your formula broke at a bad spot.
I wouldn't use: ," ", I'd use: ,"", No reason to put an extra space character in the cell. Tasha wrote: ok, got the formula below to work, is that right, or is there a way to shorten it? =IF(VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)="0001-01-01"," ",VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)) "Tasha" wrote: I have imported a file that is system generated from our IBM server, so can't change it on that side. The records that don't have a date come across as 0001-01-01. I need to know if there is a way to format these cells to display as blanks if it contains this. Hope someone can help....have searched and searched and haven't been successful in finding anything? -- Dave Peterson |
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Date issue-displaying as 0001-01-01
Thanks Dave, I took the extra space out.....
"Dave Peterson" wrote: Your formula broke at a bad spot. I wouldn't use: ," ", I'd use: ,"", No reason to put an extra space character in the cell. Tasha wrote: ok, got the formula below to work, is that right, or is there a way to shorten it? =IF(VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)="0001-01-01"," ",VLOOKUP($A3,'census file'!$B$2:$F$572,5,FALSE)) "Tasha" wrote: I have imported a file that is system generated from our IBM server, so can't change it on that side. The records that don't have a date come across as 0001-01-01. I need to know if there is a way to format these cells to display as blanks if it contains this. Hope someone can help....have searched and searched and haven't been successful in finding anything? -- Dave Peterson |
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