hilary, Instead of TEXT(MONTH(TODAY()),"mmm"), I think you were aiming for TEXT(TODAY(),"mmm"). You could also use =TODAY() with a cell format of mmm to have it displayed as Jan/Feb/etc. but still hold a dateserial as the underlying value of the cell.
Asa From: excel-macros@googlegroups.com [mailto:excel-macros@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sam Mathai Chacko Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:00 PM To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Date Problem Because today is the 5th month. And the value of 5 is actually equivalent to 5 days starting from day zero. In other words, it is just the 5th of January 1900. And the month of 5th January 1900 is "Jan" of course. Regards, Sam Mathai Chacko On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:33 AM, <resp...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks for this as well Noorain. But can you explain why excel was returning Jan when I tried ♍Ɣ earlier formula? Just for ♍Ɣ information. Thnks Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Airtel Ghana _____ From: NOORAIN ANSARI <noorain.ans...@gmail.com> Sender: excel-macros@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 23:58:01 +0530 To: <excel-macros@googlegroups.com> ReplyTo: excel-macros@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Date Problem Another approach.. =CHOOSE(MONTH(TODAY()),"Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec") -- Thanks & regards, Noorain Ansari www.noorainansari.com <http://www.excelmacroworld.blogspot.com> www.excelmacroworld.blogspot.com On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:32 PM, hilary lomotey <resp...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Pls i want to get the month of today such as May but if i use this formula TEXT(MONTH(TODAY()),"mmm") its evaluates to Jan, however if i evaluate only MONTH(TODAY()) is gets the correct month which is 5, so why am i getting Jan, when i add the text fucntion. i need it to be dynamic, thats why i want to use today -- FORUM RULES (986+ members already BANNED for violation) 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. 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