Excel: Finding a Date Using FORMULA.FIND() in a Macro

Last reviewed: November 29, 1994
Article ID: Q33242

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 1.x, 2.2, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

To use =FORMULA.FIND() in a macro where the search date is defined as a name, you will need to use the following macro steps:

   =SET.NAME("date",INPUT("Enter a search date:",1))
   =FORMULA.FIND(TEXT(date,"m/d/yy"),2,2,1)

The first macro step defines a name to be the serial date for a date input by the user. The second macro step converts that date to a proper format and searches for matching values in the active window.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
Additional words: 1.0 1.00 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.5 1.50 2.2 2.20
3.0 3.00 4.0 4.00

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: November 29, 1994
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.