No, this "problem" will exist in all versions of Excel. The problem is what I said in my last message...
"I think reporting a date difference using months as one
of the units of time is a terrible idea. Why? Because the
number of days involved depends on the start date"
Let me ask you some questions and see if this will highlight the problem as I see it. First, to restate your expectation... you think February 28th (non-leap year) to March 31st should be "1 Month 0 Days", right (end of month to end of month I presume)? Okay, what should the difference be between February 28th (non-leap year) and March 28th or March 29th or March 30th? Before you answer, think about what the difference should be between February 14th (non-leap year) and March 14th? How about March 15th or March 16th and February 14th? One final difference for your to consider before you answer... what is the differences between the start dates January 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st and the ending date of February 28 (non-leap year)?





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