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Sharepoint IF statement using datesHelpful Member! 

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Cordeiro82 (MIS)
22 Mar 10 16:41
Hello All,

I am trying to create a calculated column using an existing column that contains dates.

The statement is as follows : IF([start date] > 6/30/2010, "FY11", "FY10")

However, sharepoint does not seem to be reading 6/30/2010 as a date and keeps giving me FY11 as the return value even if [start date] = 6/1/2010

How can I solve this problem?

Thanks.
Cordeiro82 (MIS)
22 Mar 10 16:47
nevermind. I answered my own question.

IF(([start date] > "6/30/2010"+0), "FY11", "FY10")
dinger2121 (Programmer)
23 Mar 10 8:05
try using the datevalue function -

=IF([start date]>DATEVALUE("6/30/2010"),"FY11","FY10")

If you create a calculated column and just set it as =[start date], I think you will see a serialized representation of the date (eg. 36,210).  You cannot do a comparison on that with "6/30/2010".  Instead, serialize your comparison data also using the datevalue function then compare.  

MS documentation - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/HA011609821033.aspx

Hope that helps.
 

carl
MCSD, MCTS:MOSS

Helpful Member!  Cordeiro82 (MIS)
23 Mar 10 12:52
Thanks Carl.

Both formulas ended up working in SharePoint.

I did later realize that the dates in the list spanned more than two fiscal years so I expanded the formula to fit any date range.

=IF(MONTH([start date])>=7,CONCATENATE("FY",(YEAR([start date])+1)),CONCATENATE("FY",YEAR([start date])))

 
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