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Monday, May 10, 2010

DATEVALUE Function (Functions in Excel)



Date
Date Value
25-dec-99
36519
 =DATEVALUE(C4)
25/12/99
36519
 =DATEVALUE(C5)
25-dec-99
36519
 =DATEVALUE(C6)
25/12/99
36519
 =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.

Property Ref.
Expiry Date
Days Until Expiry
BC100
25-dec-99
-3789
FG700
10-july/99
-3957
TD200
13-sep-98
-4257
HJ900
30/5/2000
#VALUE!
 =DATEVALUE(E32)-TODAY()

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