What's the formula you are using, it certainly works for me if I create the
same, assuming you want to sum all checks with dates greater than 01/01/07

=DSUM(DataBase,"Check",E1:E2)

or to count the dates

=DCOUNT(DataBase,"Dates",E1:E2)

the D functions don't work if the source workbook is closed if you have the
formula in another workbook


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom




"jrv" wrote in message
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Yes I did mean greater than 1/1/2007. However, It doesn't seem to work.
Here's what I did to check.

I created a simple database with "Date" as the first column and "Check" As
the second column (= to all 1s). I populated dates in the date column in
the
syntax mm/dd/yy. I then established a criteria array with one column two
rows, First row is labeled Date. In the second row I typed the criteria
as
you show below (i.e. ="2007-01-01"). When I hit enter the cell shows
2007-01-01. However, the cell with the Database Function shows the
#VALUE!
error.

Any suggestions?

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

If you mean greater than 1/1/2007?

="2007-01-01"

or

=""&TEXT(DATE(2007,1,1),"yyyy-mm-dd")

or


=""&DATE(2007,1,1)


or

="1/1/07"


I would advice against the latter 2, the first of those will display the
serial number of the date and the latter will fail if moved to another
regional setting


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom



"jrv" wrote in message
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Can the criteria for a database function be in the form of a Date (e.g.
1/1/07). If so how?