COUNTIF problem with NOW()

=COUNTIF(ALL!AC2:AC1000,"NOW()-21")

This is the formula I'm using. I'm trying to determine how many dates
in column AC are more than three weeks ago. It's returning a 0 even
though it shouldn't. Can anyone see why? THanks.


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=COUNTIF(ALL!AC2:AC1000,"NOW()-21")

This is the formula I'm using. I'm trying to determine how many dates
in column AC are more than three weeks ago. It's returning a 0 even
though it shouldn't. Can anyone see why? THanks.


Hi,

try this:

=COUNTIF(A2:A49,""&TODAY()-21)

in this case you should prefer TODAY instead of NOW, because you don't need
the time, just th day.

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Franz Verga from Italy

do it this way and use today instead of now
=COUNTIF($A$2:$A$7,""&TODAY()-21)

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=COUNTIF(ALL!AC2:AC1000,"NOW()-21")

This is the formula I'm using. I'm trying to determine how many dates
in column AC are more than three weeks ago. It's returning a 0 even
though it shouldn't. Can anyone see why? THanks.


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The NOW formula should not be in quotes.

=COUNTIF(ALL!AC2:AC1000,""&NOW()-21)

HTH

Steve


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Thanks for replying. I'm now using
=COUNTIF(ALL!AC2:AC1000,""&TODAY()-21)

However, I'm having another problem. What I need to do is this:

Of all of the dates more than three weeks ago in column AC, how many of
those have a blank cell in column AG?


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Thanks for replying. I'm now using
=COUNTIF(ALL!AC2:AC1000,""&TODAY()-21)

However, I'm having another problem. What I need to do is this:

Of all of the dates more than three weeks ago in column AC, how many
of those have a blank cell in column AG?


You can use this one:

=SUMPRODUCT((ALL!AC2:AC1000(TODAY()-21))*(ALL!AG2:AG1000=""))

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Hope I helped you.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Ciao

Franz Verga from Italy

Franz,

I'm not sure why you suggested SUMPRODUCT. I'm only interested in a
count.


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Franz,

I'm not sure why you suggested SUMPRODUCT. I'm only interested in a
count.

Trust me. This *is* a count...


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translating from the Italian version of Excel...)

Hope I helped you.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Ciao

Franz Verga from Italy

The reason I wasn't sure that this was a count is because the formula
resulted in a number much larger than the correct answer. Do you have
any other suggestions? Thanks.


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Could you post a sample of your data and what the result should be?

Steve


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