Use Of EDATE


Use Of EDATE


Start Date
Plus Months
End Date
01-Jan-98
3
01-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C4,D4)
02-Jan-98
3
02-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C5,D5)
02-Jan-98
-3
02-Oct-97
 =EDATE(C6,D6)
What Does It Do?



This function is used to calculate a date which is a specific number of months in the past or
in the future.
Syntax




 =EDATE(StartDate,Months)
Formatting




The result will normally be expressed as a number, this can be formatted to represent
a date by using the Format,Cells,Number,Date command.
Example




This example was used by a company hiring contract staff.
The company needed to know the end date of the employment.
The Start date is entered.
The contract Duration is entered as months.
The =EDATE() function has been used to calculate the end of the contract.
Start
Duration
End
Tue 06-Jan-98
3
Mon 06-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C27,D27)
Mon 12-Jan-98
3
Sun 12-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C28,D28)
Fri 09-Jan-98
4
Sat 09-May-98
 =EDATE(C29,D29)
Fri 09-Jan-98
3
Thu 09-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C30,D30)
Mon 19-Jan-98
3
Sun 19-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C31,D31)
Mon 26-Jan-98
3
Sun 26-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C32,D32)
Mon 12-Jan-98
3
Sun 12-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C33,D33)
The company decide not to end contracts on Saturday or Sunday.
The =WEEKDAY() function has been used to identify the actaul weekday number of the end date.
If the week day number is 6 or 7, (Sat or Sun), then 5 is subtracted from the =EDATE() to
ensure the end of contract falls on a Friday.
Start
Duration
End
Tue 06-Jan-98
3
Mon 06-Apr-98
Mon 12-Jan-98
3
Fri 10-Apr-98
Fri 09-Jan-98
4
Fri 08-May-98
Fri 09-Jan-98
3
Thu 09-Apr-98
Mon 19-Jan-98
3
Fri 17-Apr-98
Mon 26-Jan-98
3
Fri 24-Apr-98
Mon 12-Jan-98
3
Fri 10-Apr-98
 =EDATE(C48,D48)-IF(WEEKDAY(EDATE(C48,D48),2)>5,WEEKDAY(EDATE(C48,D48),2)-5,0)




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