Using less than "<" in formula

[Bernie R]

I'm trying to use a formula in one worksheet that draws data from two other
worksheet. I have no problem using the ">" in formulas, but when I use the
"<" it won't work. My formula is =if(ust!i9="m9",
if(rawdata!r2"<05may08",ust!$b12," ")

It has issues with the date. I tried using AND in the formula but it
error'd on the date.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Otto Moehrbach]

Take the < symbol out of the quotes. And "05may08" is not a date. Put the
date in a cell and reference the cell. HTH Otto

 

[Bob Umlas, Excel MVP]

DATEVALUE("05MAY08") will convert that text to a valid excel date

 

[Dave Peterson]

I would use an unambiguous date format:

=if(ust!i9="m9",if(rawdata!r2<date(2008,5,5),ust!$b12,"")

And I'd return an empty string "" instead of " ".