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    Question =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Hello I am new here, I have created a sheet that looks up the oldest date in a column from another page. However if there are no dates in that column it displays "01/00/00"

    This is the formula I am using: =MIN(SheetName!N:N)

    What I would like is for it to display either "N/A" or just a null cell if there is no date in the page column I am referencing.

    Tried some IFELSE and IFERROR combinations but they only seem to work with VLOOKUPs

    Any suggestions? Thanks!
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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Here you go
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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Try this:

    =If(Count(SheetName!N:N)=0,"N/A",MIN(SheetName!N:N))

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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    If it's just for display purpose, then use cell formatting: mm/dd/yy;mm/dd/yy;"null";@.

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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Quote Originally Posted by Phuocam View Post
    Try this:

    =If(Count(SheetName!N:N)=0,"N/A",MIN(SheetName!N:N))
    Thank you! This did exactly what I was trying to accomplish

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    Talking Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Now I have another related request - I am not having any luck modifying this function to work on cells D6-D9 (Daily Tickets Report Sheet).

    This one is a bit different as the format is not a date rather "# days ago"

    Modified the function provided above by Phuocam by changing the sheet name and column which works when the cell its referencing is null or in a #/#/# date form - but not when entered as "# days ago"

    As you can see the format I have been using for D6-D9 is: =(CallTek!Q2)

    So I would like to either display "# days ago" or "N/A" if the cell is null....however ULTIMATELY would be nice to somehow convert the days ago to a #/#/# date form which I assume would require setting up a separate function on the sheet I am referencing from first?
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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    It seems to me that when the corresponding value in column B is zero that the cell in column D should display "N/A", therefore I suggest the following for D6:
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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Quote Originally Posted by JeteMc View Post
    It seems to me that when the corresponding value in column B is zero that the cell in column D should display "N/A", therefore I suggest the following for D6:
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    It makes sense that you are referencing B6 for "0" to display "N/A" in D6 but it does not seem to accept your formula as a function:

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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Here is the formula applied to cells D6:D7.
    Let us know if you have any questions.
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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    Quote Originally Posted by JeteMc View Post
    Here is the formula applied to cells D6:D7.
    Let us know if you have any questions.
    THANK YOU SO MUCH! You solved both problems of the N/A and the date format.

    Will be continuing to develop this further, so expect another round of questions

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    Re: =MIN *Custom Message When Null*

    You're Welcome. Thank You for the feedback and for marking the thread as 'Solved'. I hope that you have a blessed day.

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