I want to subtract 2 dates and display the result as months

I am trying to subtract 2 dates and return the result as number of months.

I have seen post related to DateDif but whne I use this I get a Name error.

How do I subtract dates and get number of months?

Thanks

Dave

Dave

=DATEDIF(A1,B1,"m")

Works for me

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
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"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am trying to subtract 2 dates and return the result as number of months.
>
> I have seen post related to DateDif but whne I use this I get a Name
> error.
>
> How do I subtract dates and get number of months?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>

Start date in A1,
End date in B1,
Try this:

=DATEDIF(A1,B1,"m")

For an explanation of the function, check out Chip Pearson's web page:

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/datedif.htm

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HTH,

RD

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"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am trying to subtract 2 dates and return the result as number of months.
>
> I have seen post related to DateDif but whne I use this I get a Name
error.
>
> How do I subtract dates and get number of months?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
>

Thank you both - this works!


"Ragdyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Start date in A1,
> End date in B1,
> Try this:
>
> =DATEDIF(A1,B1,"m")
>
> For an explanation of the function, check out Chip Pearson's web page:
>
> http://www.cpearson.com/excel/datedif.htm
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> RD
>
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> "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I am trying to subtract 2 dates and return the result as number of
>> months.
>>
>> I have seen post related to DateDif but whne I use this I get a Name
> error.
>>
>> How do I subtract dates and get number of months?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>