Entering dates in Excel 2002

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DickG

Is it possible to enter and use dates prior to January 1,1900, in
calucaltaions in Excel 2002. Specifically trying to calculate the number of
days between two dates where one or both of the dates are prior to January 1,
1900. If so how?
 
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Ron Rosenfeld

Is it possible to enter and use dates prior to January 1,1900, in
calucaltaions in Excel 2002. Specifically trying to calculate the number of
days between two dates where one or both of the dates are prior to January 1,
1900. If so how?
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You would need to use a VBA routine for this (or write some complex
string-parsing formulas).

Excel by itself does not recognize dates prior to 1900.

What is your potential date range?
--ron
 
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Nick Hodge

Dick

From Help in XL2003

Earliest date allowed for calculation
January 1, 1900 (January 1, 1904, if 1904 date system is used)

Latest date allowed for calculation
December 31, 9999

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
[email protected]
 
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