WEEKS function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

WEEKS

Returns the number of weeks between two given dates.

 

Syntax

 

WEEKS(start_date; end_date; [mode])

start_date: The date from which to calculate the number of weeks. E.g. "2/5/2020"

end_date: The date up to which to calculate the number of weeks. E.g. "7/8/2020"

mode: Determines the numbering system to use. Defaults to 0 if omitted.

0 - WEEKS returns the number of whole weeks between start_date and end_date i.e. INT(number_of_days_difference / 7).

1 - WEEKS Identifies the Monday to Sunday week that start_date and end_date each lie in, and returns the difference between those weeks.

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=WEEKS("2/5/2020";"7/8/2020")

22

=WEEKS(E2;F2;1)

9

=WEEKS("1/1/2018";"1/1/2019")

52


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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