Article ID: 131734
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Works 6.0
- Microsoft Works 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q131734
SUMMARY
In the Spreadsheet and Database modules of Works for Windows, it is possible to calculate a person's age based on the current date and a date that has been entered into a database field or spreadsheet cell.
MORE INFORMATION
The following formula will calculate a person's age from information that has been entered as a date
=IF(<fieldname><>"",INT((NOW()-<fieldname>)/365.24),"")
where <fieldname> is either the name of the field or the cell reference containing the birth date. See below for both a database and a spreadsheet example.
NOTE: It is important to type two double quotation marks ("") next to each other, without a space in between the quotation marks. If there is a space, Works 4.0 or later will calculate a different answer, due to its ability to distinguish between an actual blank and a space.
Database Example
In the example below, BDate is the birthdate and AgeNow is the person's current age.
BDate AgeNow
1 1/1/70 =IF(BDate<>"",INT((NOW()-BDate)/365.24),"")
For example, if the current date is 9/1/95, this will display (in list view):
BDate AgeNow
1 1/1/70 25
2 3/15/65 30
3 >---(BDate is blank so AgeNow is also blank.)
4 2/10/61 34
Spreadsheet Example
A B
1 1/1/70 =IF(A1<>"",INT((NOW()-A1)/365.24),"")
If the current date is 9/1/95, this will display:
A B (Highlight the cells in column B as far down as
1 1/1/70 25 you want the formula repeated, and then
click Fill Down on the Edit menu.)
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