Comments on: Calculating the second last Friday of the month http://scruss.com/blog/2009/11/07/calculating-the-second-last-friday-of-the-month/ tig - you're het! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:58:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: scruss http://scruss.com/blog/2009/11/07/calculating-the-second-last-friday-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-135017 scruss Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:15:36 +0000 http://scruss.com/blog/?p=4870#comment-135017 Why spend 10 minutes every two years writing entries manually when you can spend all morning writing a program to do it? Why spend 10 minutes every two years writing entries manually when you can spend all morning writing a program to do it?

]]> By: Ken http://scruss.com/blog/2009/11/07/calculating-the-second-last-friday-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-135000 Ken Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:26:20 +0000 http://scruss.com/blog/?p=4870#comment-135000 How about doing it by hand ?. 2 years worth is only 24 manual entries, and you could put a reminder on the 23rd one to create 24 more. How about doing it by hand ?.

2 years worth is only 24 manual entries, and you could put a reminder on the 23rd one to create 24 more.

]]> By: Thomas http://scruss.com/blog/2009/11/07/calculating-the-second-last-friday-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-134987 Thomas Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:11:54 +0000 http://scruss.com/blog/?p=4870#comment-134987 OK, use MOD then: DATE(year,month+1,1)-MOD(WEEKDAY(DATE(year,month+1,1)),7)-8 OK, use MOD then: DATE(year,month+1,1)-MOD(WEEKDAY(DATE(year,month+1,1)),7)-8

]]> By: scruss http://scruss.com/blog/2009/11/07/calculating-the-second-last-friday-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-134964 scruss Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:37:47 +0000 http://scruss.com/blog/?p=4870#comment-134964 Yes, that seems to work, thanks - but ew, -IF(...) syntax ... Yes, that seems to work, thanks – but ew, -IF(…) syntax …

]]> By: Thomas http://scruss.com/blog/2009/11/07/calculating-the-second-last-friday-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-134963 Thomas Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:45:36 +0000 http://scruss.com/blog/?p=4870#comment-134963 Wouldn't DATE(B12,C12+1,1)-IF(WEEKDAY(DATE(B12,C12+1,1),1) > 6, 0, WEEKDAY(DATE(B12,C12+1,1),1))-8 do the trick in Excel? Wouldn’t DATE(B12,C12+1,1)-IF(WEEKDAY(DATE(B12,C12+1,1),1) > 6, 0, WEEKDAY(DATE(B12,C12+1,1),1))-8 do the trick in Excel?

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