DATE
Returns the date, given the year, month, and day of the month.
Syntax
year: The year to display in the result. Must be an integer between 1583 and 9956, or between 0 and 99. E.g. 2020
month: The month to display in the result. Must be an integer. If month value is:
0 - It subtracts the first month from the year. E.g. DATE(2017,0,2) gives December 2, 2016
Greater than 12 - It adds number of extra months to the given year. E.g. DATE(2016,13,2) gives January 2, 2017
Less than 0 - It subtracts number of months from the given year. E.g. DATE(2017,-2,1) gives October 1, 2016
day: The day to display in the result. Must be an integer. When day is:
Greater than days in the specified month, it adds number of extra days to the next month. E.g. DATE(2017,1,32) gives February 1, 2017.
0 - Subtracts the current day in the given month and year. E.g. DATE(2017,1,0) gives December 31, 2016
Examples
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Formula |
Result |
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=DATE(2020;1;1) |
1/1/20 |
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=DATE(2020;1;0) |
12/31/19 |
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=DATE(2020;15;1) |
3/1/21 |
Possible Errors
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Errors |
Meaning |
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#N/A! |
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#NAME! |
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#VALUE! |
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#REF! |
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#NUM! |
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