Date+days not calculating correctly
Hi all,
I need to add 21 days to a date referenced in another cell.
Ex: 10/15/23
When I use this formula: =DATE(YEAR([Projected Start Date]@row), MONTH([Projected Start Date]@row), (DAY([Projected Start Date]@row)) + 21) I receive an #INVALID VALUE
If I hardcode the date into the formula (=DATE(2023, 10, 15)+21, I return the right result (11/5/23)
All of the following formulas also return the correct response:
=DATE(YEAR([Projected Start Date]@row), 10, 15)+21
=DATE(YEAR([Projected Start Date]@row), MONTH([Projected Start Date]@row), 15) + 21
=DATE(YEAR([Projected Start Date]@row), MONTH([Projected Start Date]@row), (DAY([Projected Start Date]@row)) + 2) --(this returns a date of 10/17/23)
The problem seems to be when I use the DAY function + days that run the calculation into the next month but I am stumped because the same problem does not exist if I hard code the same date. It seems like somehow I need to get that numeric value to calculate first so the formula sees it only as a value and not a formula.
Edit to add:
I also tried using VALUE in the formula in this way:
=DATE(YEAR([Projected Start Date]@row), MONTH([Projected Start Date]@row), VALUE(DAY([Projected Start Date]@row)) + 21)
This was also unsuccessful.
Thoughts?
Best Answer
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Try moving like this
=DATE(YEAR([Projected Start Date]@row), MONTH([Projected Start Date]@row), (DAY([Projected Start Date]@row))) + 21
Answers
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Try moving like this
=DATE(YEAR([Projected Start Date]@row), MONTH([Projected Start Date]@row), (DAY([Projected Start Date]@row))) + 21
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