Hello:

I am seeking a formula that would return the date of the closest Monday to
today's date. The monday would have to be the first one in the future, not
the past. So today, Tuesday March 16, 2010, the formula would return
Monday, March 22, 2010

Thanks in advance :)

On Mar 16, 9:50*am, "Ted" wrote:
Hello:

I am seeking a formula that would return the date of the closest Monday to
today's date. *The monday would have to be the first one in the future, not
the past. *So today, Tuesday March 16, 2010, the formula would return
Monday, March 22, 2010

Thanks in advance :)

How about this?

=DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY()),DAY(TODAY())+7-WEEKDAY(TODAY(),3))

If today is Monday, do you want today's date or next week?
former:
=TODAY()+CHOOSE(WEEKDAY(TODAY()),1,0,6,5,4,3,2)
latter:
=TODAY()+CHOOSE(WEEKDAY(TODAY()),1,7,6,5,4,3,2)
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Best Regards,

Luke M
"Ted" wrote in message
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Hello:

I am seeking a formula that would return the date of the closest Monday to
today's date. The monday would have to be the first one in the future,
not the past. So today, Tuesday March 16, 2010, the formula would return
Monday, March 22, 2010

Thanks in advance :)

Thank you;

While I did not say so, I need to do the same for each day of the week. If
I change the '3' in the formula to 1, it returns Saturday, March 20. Change
it to 2 and it returns Sunday March 21. That is good. But if I change it
to 4, in the hopes it will return Tuesday, March 23, I get an error. Same
if I change it to 6 in the hopes it returns Thursday, March 18.


What am I missing?

Thanks again.

"zxcv" wrote in message
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On Mar 16, 9:50 am, "Ted" wrote:
Hello:

I am seeking a formula that would return the date of the closest Monday
to
today's date. The monday would have to be the first one in the future,
not
the past. So today, Tuesday March 16, 2010, the formula would return
Monday, March 22, 2010

Thanks in advance :)

How about this?

=DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY()),DAY(TODAY())+7-WEEKDAY(TODAY(),3))

You should look up how the WEEKDAY function works. The last arguement can
not be changed arbitrarily.. If you're wanting a different day, something
like:
=TODAY()+7-WEEKDAY(TODAY(),3)

If you're wanting a different day, decrease the 7.
6 - Sunday 3/21
5 - Sat 3/20
4 - Fri 3/19

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Best Regards,

Luke M
"Ted" wrote in message
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Thank you;

While I did not say so, I need to do the same for each day of the week.
If I change the '3' in the formula to 1, it returns Saturday, March 20.
Change it to 2 and it returns Sunday March 21. That is good. But if I
change it to 4, in the hopes it will return Tuesday, March 23, I get an
error. Same if I change it to 6 in the hopes it returns Thursday, March
18.


What am I missing?

Thanks again.

"zxcv" wrote in message
...
On Mar 16, 9:50 am, "Ted" wrote:
Hello:

I am seeking a formula that would return the date of the closest Monday
to
today's date. The monday would have to be the first one in the future,
not
the past. So today, Tuesday March 16, 2010, the formula would return
Monday, March 22, 2010

Thanks in advance :)

How about this?

=DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY()),DAY(TODAY())+7-WEEKDAY(TODAY(),3))

This worked great. Thanks everyone for your help.

"Luke M" wrote in message
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If today is Monday, do you want today's date or next week?
former:
=TODAY()+CHOOSE(WEEKDAY(TODAY()),1,0,6,5,4,3,2)
latter:
=TODAY()+CHOOSE(WEEKDAY(TODAY()),1,7,6,5,4,3,2)
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Best Regards,

Luke M
"Ted" wrote in message
...
Hello:

I am seeking a formula that would return the date of the closest Monday
to today's date. The monday would have to be the first one in the
future, not the past. So today, Tuesday March 16, 2010, the formula
would return Monday, March 22, 2010

Thanks in advance :)

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:50:26 -0500, "Ted" wrote:

Hello:

I am seeking a formula that would return the date of the closest Monday to
today's date. The monday would have to be the first one in the future, not
the past. So today, Tuesday March 16, 2010, the formula would return
Monday, March 22, 2010

Thanks in advance :)

To always return the NEXT Monday (even if today is a Monday)

=A1+8-WEEKDAY(A1+6)

or, more generally:

=A1+8-WEEKDAY(A1+8-DOW)

DOW: 1=Sun, 2=Mon, etc.

To return the NEXT Monday EXCEPT if today is a Monday:

=A1+7-WEEKDAY(A1+5)

or

=A1+7-WEEKDAY(A1+7-DOW)
--ron