How do I create a formula in Excel that will countif or sumif bef.
 

How do I create a formula in Excel that will countif or sum if before or
after a specific date? Whenever I put the actual date in the formula it
works, but when I reference to the cell the date is in it returns 0.

If the cell contains a date, it will contain some number like 37756 or
something. If your formula with hand written date is

=SUMIF(G3:G5,""&"10/1/2002",H3:H5)

try putting 10/1/2002 (ensure Excel knows it's a date. you can format it as
a number to be sure) in H1, then you can use

=SUMIF(G3:G5,""&H1,H3:H5)


"bkclark" wrote in message
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How do I create a formula in Excel that will countif or sum if before or
after a specific date? Whenever I put the actual date in the formula it
works, but when I reference to the cell the date is in it returns 0.

Try this:

=COUNTIF(A1:A20,""&C1)

With the date in C1.
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HTH,

RD
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"bkclark" wrote in message
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How do I create a formula in Excel that will countif or sum if before or
after a specific date? Whenever I put the actual date in the formula it
works, but when I reference to the cell the date is in it returns 0.

I use the following and get the correct result
=COUNTIF(B4:B7,""&B10)
where B10 holds the date

"bkclark" wrote in message
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How do I create a formula in Excel that will countif or sum if before or
after a specific date? Whenever I put the actual date in the formula it
works, but when I reference to the cell the date is in it returns 0.

Hi Dave
just as a note: This won't work in some/most European countries. If you
want a hardcoded string better to use the ISO date format:
=SUMIF(G3:G5,""&"2002-10-1",H3:H5)

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

"Dave R." schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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If the cell contains a date, it will contain some number like 37756
or
something. If your formula with hand written date is

=SUMIF(G3:G5,""&"10/1/2002",H3:H5)

try putting 10/1/2002 (ensure Excel knows it's a date. you can format
it as
a number to be sure) in H1, then you can use

=SUMIF(G3:G5,""&H1,H3:H5)


"bkclark" wrote in message
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How do I create a formula in Excel that will countif or sum if
before or
after a specific date? Whenever I put the actual date in the
formula it
works, but when I reference to the cell the date is in it returns
0.