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by: rcgyuk September 10, 2012 6:18 AM PDT

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Problems with excel EDATE function in other countries

by rcgyuk - 9/10/12 6:18 AM

Hi,

I have a spreadsheet that makes use of the EDATE function, which works fine in the UK.

If I send this file to a colleague in Asia or Norway for example, as soon as they recalculate, all cells turn to errors.

If they send file back, as soon as I recalculate the file, the errors clear.

Their PC's will be set up to display dates in local format and puntuation, which is what I suspect causes the error.

Any ideas how I can work around this, and create a spreadsheet that will work any where in the world?

What I need is to be able to take any date, and calculate the date that is x months less one day in the future

For example, if x = 12, then 15th March 2012 -> 14th March 2013, and 1st March 2012 -> 28th Feb 2013

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Robert


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Re: formula

by Kees_B Moderator - 9/10/12 6:31 AM

In Reply to: Problems with excel EDATE function in other countries by rcgyuk

Two questions:
1. Is the source field a number formatted as date, or a string?
2. What is the exact formula you use?

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Re:Formula

by rcgyuk - 9/10/12 6:46 AM

In Reply to: Re: formula by Kees_B Moderator

the cell is formatted as a date, so if A1 contains a date, B1 might contain =EDATE(A1,12)-1

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Re: Edate error

by Kees_B Moderator - 9/10/12 10:46 AM

In Reply to: Re: formula by Kees_B Moderator

You don't tell what error they get (that's always helpful!), but in http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/excel-help/edate-HP005209073.aspx I read
"If this function is not available, and returns the #NAME? error, install and load the Analysis ToolPak add-in."
So that could be it.

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Re: Update error

by rcgyuk - 9/11/12 12:24 AM

In Reply to: Re: Edate error by Kees_B Moderator

Its not that, because the file contains an auto running macro to load both of the toolpaks. If they change regional settings on their pc's to UK settings, and force a re-calc, the errors clear.

It appears EDATE doesn't like working other than in a UK environment.

All pc's running XP pro and office 2003

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by rcgyuk - 9/12/12 1:24 AM

In Reply to: Re: Update error by rcgyuk

If date is in A1, then B1 could be Date(Year(A1),Month(A1)+12,Day(A1))-1


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