Adding a / (forward slash)

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#1

Here's a formula I'm using

=DATEDIF($Begin_Here.$E$76,R4,"d")

The above formulareturns the day
        number of the year where;

$Begin_Here.$E$76     
          $Begin_Here is a sheet and $E$76 is a cell (on that sheet)
          with the date of 12/31/19

Cell R4
          has the date 10 (which is Monday, February 10, 2020)

"d" is
          the interval

It
          would be nice to have a/(forward slash) after the
          day number of the year which is returned by the above formula.

How can
          this be done?

Thank
          you,

Peter

#2

Here's a formula I'm using
=DATEDIF($Begin_Here.$E$76,R4,"d")

The above formula returns the day number of the year where $Begin_Here.$E$76 [...] the date of 12/31/19

Cell R4 has the date 10 (which is Monday, February 10, 2020)

"10" is not a date - unless you mean the date that is internally stored as the number 10, which would be 9 January 1900! And that would be an error for the function, since the end date needs to be later than the start date.

"d" is the interval

Well, it's the unit in which you want the returned interval specified.

Wouldn't it be easier to use
=DAYS("2020-02-10";$Begin_Here.$E$76)
or just
="2020-02-10"-$Begin_Here.$E$76
?

Even more easily, abandon your "Begin_Here" value and try (with your 10 February 2020 date in R4)
=R4-DATE(YEAR(R4)-1;12;31)
This will produce the number 41 - providing the result cell is appropriately formatted.

It would be nice to have a / (forward slash) after the day number of the year which is returned by the above formula. How can this be done?

You can concatenate strings using the "&" operator, so just put &"/" after any of these formulae, such as
=R4-DATE(YEAR(R4)-1;12;31)&"/"
The numerical value 41 is implicitly converted to a string and concatenated with the slash to create the *string* 41/ .

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#3

Thanks- the"/" works perfectly.

Nothing's easy in this world.

What has been created in the calc sheet is the day number of
        the year which is followed by the "/".  In the cell beside the
        result is the remaining number of days in the year.  Here's an
        example of what I'd like to see for this date (February 10,
        2020)

41 / 325

In this case 325 is the remaining
      number of days in the year 2020 from the date Feb. 10.
The cell in which the formula used to
      obtain the figure of 325 is-

=365-S4+1

"S4" is the cell where the day number
      of the year is located returned by the formula, as mentioned
      below-

=DATEDIF($Begin_Here.$E$76,R4,"d")"
      / "

What happens to the remaining days
      number in cell S4 the dreaded error-

#VALUE!   is returned.

I suspect this has something to do with
      the formatting of the cell but can't figure it out.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Peter
          Barker [mailto:b.m.barker@btinternet.com]
Date:Friday,
          April 3, 2020, 9:55 PM
          Dutton

At
      20:24 03/04/2020 -0400, Peter Dutton wrote:Here's a formula I'm using=DATEDIF($Begin_Here.$E$76,R4,"d")The above formula returns the day number of the year where
        $Begin_Here.$E$76 [...] the date of 12/31/19Cell R4 has the date 10 (which is Monday, February 10, 2020)"10" is not a date - unless you mean the date that is internally
      stored as the number 10, which would be 9 January 1900! And that
      would be an error for the function, since the end date needs to be
      later than the start date."d" is the intervalWell, it's the unit in which you want the returned interval
      specified.Wouldn't it be easier to use=DAYS("2020-02-10";$Begin_Here.$E$76)or just="2020-02-10"-$Begin_Here.$E$76?Even more easily, abandon your "Begin_Here" value and try (with
      your 10 February 2020 date in R4)=R4-DATE(YEAR(R4)-1;12;31)This will produce the number 41 - providing the result cell is
      appropriately formatted.It would be nice to have a /
        (forward slash) after the day number of the year which is
        returned by the above formula. How can this be done?You can concatenate strings using the "" operator, so just
      put"/" after any of these formulae, such as=R4-DATE(YEAR(R4)-1;12;31)"/"The numerical value 41 is implicitly converted to a string and
      concatenated with the slash to create the *string* 41/ .I trust this helps.Brian Barker

#4

Thanks- the "/" works perfectly.

Good-oh!

Nothing's easy in this world.

Many things are.

What has been created in the calc sheet is the day number of the year which is followed by the "/". In the cell beside the result is the remaining number of days in the year. Here's an example of what I'd like to see for this date (February 10, 2020)
41 / 325

In this case 325 is the remaining number of days in the year 2020 from the date Feb. 10. The cell in which the formula used to obtain the figure of 325 is-
=365-S4+1

"S4" is the cell where the day number of the year is located returned by the formula, as mentioned below-
=DATEDIF($Begin_Here.$E$76,R4,"d")" / "

I still don't think this is the clearest or best formula for what you need. (And you've lost the ampersand, though I suspect that's a "feature" of your mail system.)

What happens to the remaining days number in cell S4 the dreaded error - #VALUE! is returned. I suspect this has something to do with the formatting of the cell but can't figure it out.

It's nothing to do with formatting: it's to do with, er, values. It's hardly surprising, since - as I made clear - what you have now put in S4 is not the number 41 but the *string* "41 / ", and that is not a number. You cannot calculate with strings (unless they happen to represent numbers in a simple way). What do you expect if you try to divide "three" by "two"? "one point five"?!

Any ideas?

Yes. Take the concatenated slash off your formula so that it creates the number 41 in S4, as before. Then use
=S4&" / "&366-S4
for your result.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#5

>Thanks- the "/" works perfectly.

Good-oh!

>Nothing's easy in this world.

Many things are.

>What has been created in the calc sheet is the day number of the
>year which is followed by the "/". In the cell beside the result is
>the remaining number of days in the year. Here's an example of what
>I'd like to see for this date (February 10, 2020)
>41 / 325
>
>In this case 325 is the remaining number of days in the year 2020
>from the date Feb. 10. The cell in which the formula used to obtain
>the figure of 325 is-
>=365-S4+1
>
>"S4" is the cell where the day number of the year is located
>returned by the formula, as mentioned below-
>=DATEDIF($Begin_Here.$E$76,R4,"d")" / "

I still don't think this is the clearest or best formula for what you
need. (And you've lost the ampersand, though I suspect that's a
"feature" of your mail system.)

>What happens to the remaining days number in cell S4 the dreaded
>error - #VALUE! is returned. I suspect this has something to do with
>the formatting of the cell but can't figure it out.

It's nothing to do with formatting: it's to do with, er, values. It's
hardly surprising, since - as I made clear - what you have now put in
S4 is not the number 41 but the *string* "41 / ", and that is not a
number. You cannot calculate with strings (unless they happen to
represent numbers in a simple way). What do you expect if you try to
divide "three" by "two"? "one point five"?!

>Any ideas?

Yes. Take the concatenated slash off your formula so that it creates
the number 41 in S4, as before. Then use
=S4&" / "&366-S4
for your result.

Or keep the two numbers in separate columns as before, but insert
another column just containing '/' in between them. It depends what the
result is to be used for.

#6

Glory!  You solved the problem!

Thank you so very much!

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          Barker [mailto:b.m.barker@btinternet.com]
Date:Saturday,
          April 4, 2020, 8:45 AM
          Dutton

At
      07:50 04/04/2020 -0400, Peter Dutton wrote:Thanks- the "/" works perfectly.Good-oh!Nothing's easy in this world.Many things are.What has been created in the calc
        sheet is the day number of the year which is followed by the
        "/".  In the cell beside the result is the remaining number of
        days in the year. Here's an example of what I'd like to see for
        this date (February 10, 2020)41 / 325In this case 325 is the remaining number of days in the year
        2020 from the date Feb. 10. The cell in which the formula used
        to obtain the figure of 325 is-=365-S4+1"S4" is the cell where the day number of the year is located
        returned by the formula, as mentioned below-=DATEDIF($Begin_Here.$E$76,R4,"d")" / "I still don't think this is the clearest or best formula for what
      you need. (And you've lost the ampersand, though I suspect that's
      a "feature" of your mail system.)What happens to the remaining days
        number in cell S4 the dreaded error - #VALUE! is returned. I
        suspect this has something to do with the formatting of the cell
        but can't figure it out.It's nothing to do with formatting: it's to do with, er, values.
      It's hardly surprising, since - as I made clear - what you have
      now put in S4 is not the number 41 but the *string* "41 / ", and
      that is not a number. You cannot calculate with strings (unless
      they happen to represent numbers in a simple way). What do you
      expect if you try to divide "three" by "two"? "one point five"?!Any ideas?Yes. Take the concatenated slash off your formula so that it
      creates the number 41 in S4, as before. Then use=S4" / "366-S4for your result.I trust this helps.Brian Barker