Excel Function Dictionary 1998 - 2000 Peter Noneley A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 B C D E F

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DATEVALUE
Date 25-dec-99 25/12/99 25-dec-99 25/12/99 Date Value 36519 #VALUE! 36519 #VALUE! =DATEVALUE(C4) =DATEVALUE(C5) =DATEVALUE(C6) =DATEVALUE(C7)

What Does It Do? The function is used to convert a piece of text into a date which can be used in calculations. Dates expressed as text are often created when data is imported from other programs, such as exports from mainframe computers. Syntax =DATEVALUE(text) Formatting The result will normally be shown as a number which represents the date. This number can be formatted to any of the normal date formats by using Format,Cells,Number,Date. Example The example uses the =DATEVALUE and the =TODAY functions to calculate the number of days remaining on a property lease. The =DATEVALUE function was used because the date has been entered in the cell as a piece of text, probably after being imported from an external program. Days Until Expiry Date Expiry 25-dec-99 -5005 10-july/99 -5173 13-sep-98 -5473 30/5/2000 #VALUE! =DATEVALUE(E32)-TODAY()

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