=SUMPRODUCT((A3:A296<TODAY())*(B3:B296="Q"))

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Bob Phillips
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"KES " wrote in message
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Column A is a list of dates, and I only want to count the dates that are
older (or younger) than today. I want to compare against the system
date, so the count is dynamic depending on the day the data is
accessed. Also, in column B I have attributes Q or Z. I only want the
date total for rows containing Q, ignoring rows with Z.
I tried the following with no success. Open is the name of the
spreadsheet within the workbook, that contains the data.

=SUM(IF(Open!$B$3:$B$296="Q",IF(Open!$A$3:$A$296," "&TODAY,1,0),0)

Thanks.


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