Function that compares dates and returns TRUE or FALSE
 

Hi,

I'll need to come up with a function that compares each value in column
D with '12/31/2005 ' and return TRUE if the value in column D is
smaller than '12/31/2005 ', but FALSE if it is greater than '12/31/2005
'.

I have the following formula:

=(D1<'12/31/2005')

But this gives me an error.

Also I'l need to know how to apply this formula to other rows. Thanks!

-Emily

Function that compares dates and returns TRUE or FALSE
 

Hi Emily,

Please copy and paste the follow in cell E1

=IF(D1<38717,"True","False")

After this is done, please copy cell E1 and paste in column E
throughout.

P.S: 38717 is the value corresponding to '12/31/2005 '

Thanks,
Yash

Emily wrote:
Hi,

I'll need to come up with a function that compares each value in column
D with '12/31/2005 ' and return TRUE if the value in column D is
smaller than '12/31/2005 ', but FALSE if it is greater than '12/31/2005
'.

I have the following formula:

=(D1<'12/31/2005')

But this gives me an error.

Also I'l need to know how to apply this formula to other rows. Thanks!

-Emily

Function that compares dates and returns TRUE or FALSE
 

Hi Emily,

wrote:
Please copy and paste the follow in cell E1

=IF(D1<38717,"True","False")

After this is done, please copy cell E1 and paste in column E
throughout.

P.S: 38717 is the value corresponding to '12/31/2005 '

Alternatively, you can use the DATE function to get the value for 12/31/2005
(more readable):

=IF(D1 < DATE(2005, 12, 31), True, False)

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www.longhead.com


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Function that compares dates and returns TRUE or FALSE
 

or

=IF(DATE(2005,12,31)D5,TRUE,FALSE)


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Hi Yash, Jake,

Thanks for your advice! It works.

Now I've got all of the TRUE's and FALSE's, and I'll need to sort the
rows by this value. Howver, when I double-click on the header, nothing
happened. Any advice on how to sort?

-Emily

Function that compares dates and returns TRUE or FALSE
 

Thanks all for the help! It works!

Now I have another question about sorting the rows by this TRUE or
FALSE value.
FYI, I'll start a new topic.

-Emily

Function that compares dates and returns TRUE or FALSE
 

One mo
=d1<date(2005,12,31)

It'll return true or false (you don't need the =if() stuff.

or maybe...

=year(d1)<2005


Emily wrote:

Hi,

I'll need to come up with a function that compares each value in column
D with '12/31/2005 ' and return TRUE if the value in column D is
smaller than '12/31/2005 ', but FALSE if it is greater than '12/31/2005
'.

I have the following formula:

=(D1<'12/31/2005')

But this gives me an error.

Also I'l need to know how to apply this formula to other rows. Thanks!

-Emily

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Dave Peterson

Function that compares dates and returns TRUE or FALSE
 

Double clicking on the header doesn't usually sort by that column.

Select the whole range and do Data|sort.

Emily wrote:

Hi Yash, Jake,

Thanks for your advice! It works.

Now I've got all of the TRUE's and FALSE's, and I'll need to sort the
rows by this value. Howver, when I double-click on the header, nothing
happened. Any advice on how to sort?

-Emily

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Dave Peterson