Comparing dates in IF statement

[Guest]

Is it possible to compare two dates (as to whether one is before the other)
in an IF statement? I want to insert certain text if the date of the letter
(DATE) is earlier than a date I have bookmarked, and different text if it is
later. I tried { IF TODAY>StartDate "abc" "def" }, but it does not perform
an accurate comparison.

 

[Graham Mayor]

It's a question of setting the formatting switches appropriately
see the relevant section at
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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[Guest]

Thanks, Graham. I later found a reference to a Word date & time manipulation
article which had the simple and direct answer of formatting into yyyyMMdd
format for the compare.

 

[Graham Mayor]

I could have simply written the switch, but the article on my web site
explains why it works, which surely is of more benefit?

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Not everyone wants to learn how to fish, unfortunately.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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