Comparing computed dates with entered dates

Question

I have in cell p4 the date: 2014-01-01 (obtained via formula (=(((O5/1000/60)/60)/24)+DATE(1970,1,1)))

I have in cell b5 the date: 2014-01-01 (typed in)

=(p4=b5) gives false

=(p4>=b5) gives false

How do I compare dates correctly in Excel?

Answer 1

You should be safe with chopping the parts up and reassembling them:

=DATE(YEAR(P4),MONTH(P4),DAY(P4))=DATE(YEAR(B5),MONTH(B5),DAY(B5))

Answer 2

• Select the two date cells.
• Press CTRL+1 to show the format tab
• On the Number tab, in the Format list, click Text

Perhaps there is a more appropriate comparison format, when you have dates in the format YYYY-MM-DD I think this one will work).