Days between two dates

[lascough]

What I am trying to achieve is to count the number of days passed between two dates. A simple formula gives me the answer however, I need the answer not to include weekends (so Wednesday to Tuesday will = 4 NOT 6).

This will be part of a table continually filled in therefore I would also like the answer cell to remain blank and not display 0 when no dates are entered.

 

[Joe4]

See the NETWORKDAYS function in Excel help.

From Excel help:

NETWORKDAYS

Returns the number of whole working days between start_date and end_date. Working days exclude weekends and any dates identified in holidays. Use NETWORKDAYS to calculate employee benefits that accrue based on the number of days worked during a specific term.

If this function is not available, run the Setup program to install the Analysis ToolPak. After you install the Analysis ToolPak, you must enable it by using the Add-Ins command on the Tools menu.

 

[Oaktree]

Try =IF(OR(A1="",B1=""),"",NETWORKDAYS(A1,B1))

Where A1 is the first date and B1 is the second date.

Note: NETWORKDAYS requires the analysis toolpak.

 

[barry houdini]

Note that NETWORKDAYS counts all weekdays in the date range including start and end date so, with your example, Wednesday to the following Tuesday would give 5 using Oaktree's formula so you'll need to subtract 1

 

[lascough]

Days Between Dates

Thank you all for your comments. I have managed to get it working.