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I have linked 2 workbooks and one of the columns liked is a date format. How
do I get the linked work book to return a blank if there is not a date typed
into the master workbook.
My formula is below:
='[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking Log'!$G71
What it gives for blanks:
01/00/00

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Do it this way:

=IF('[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking Log'!$G71="","",'[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]
Tracking Log'!$G71)

Hope this helps.

Pete

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I have linked 2 workbooks and one of the columns liked is a date format. *How
do I get the linked work book to return a blank if there is not a date typed
into the master workbook.
My formula is below:
='[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking Log'!$G71
What it gives for blanks:
01/00/00


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=if('[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking Log'!$G71=0,"",'[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking
Log'!$G71)

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I have linked 2 workbooks and one of the columns liked is a date format. How
do I get the linked work book to return a blank if there is not a date typed
into the master workbook.
My formula is below:
='[PROPOSAL LOG.xls]Tracking Log'!$G71
What it gives for blanks:
01/00/00

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