Re: Get "the oldest date only" in EXCEL

[Bill <bubbzbill@xxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Vidal wrote:
> I just want to keep in a clean worksheet the record with the "oldest 
> date", in this case, the first line.
>
> Is that possible in EXCEL 2000?
>   
I believe you are looking for the Min() function:

MIN(number1,number2, ...)

Number1, number2,...   are 1 to 30 numbers for which you want to find 
the minimum value.

   You can specify arguments that are numbers, empty cells, logical 
values, or text representations of numbers. Arguments that are error 
values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors.
   If an argument is an array or reference, only numbers in that array 
or reference are used. Empty cells, logical values, or text in the array 
or reference are ignored. If logical values and text should not be 
ignored, use MINA instead.
   If the arguments contain no numbers, MIN returns 0.

Examples

If A1:A5 contains the numbers 10, 7, 9, 27, and 2, then:

MIN(A1:A5) equals 2

MIN(A1:A5, 0) equals 0

Bill