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BuellBuell 

Using IF function with a date formula...

Not sure what is going on here.  I have a date formula:

 

DATE(2009, 02, 02)
 
I want to make it conditional on another field.  In particular if another field is 0 then I want to display a blank date.  To accomplish this I added an IF funciton:
 
IF( Custom_Field__c = 0, '', DATE(2009, 02, 02) )
 
Salesforce then throws the error:
Incorrect parameter for function IF(). Expected Text, recieved Date.
Any thought?  If I remove the function DATE() then it says it expected text and recieved a number... 
Also, if I embed the function IF() within the DATE() function, I get the same error. 
Message Edited by Buell on  09-25-2009 09:48 AM


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Steve :-/Steve :-/
Okay, if might have something to do with the fact that you're calling in a Formula (Roll-Up Summary) field.  
 
You might want to give this shot just for the hell of it
 
 
IF(Custom_Field__c = 0, NULL, DATE(2009,02,02))
 
 
 


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Steve :-/Steve :-/
What are the data types of the fields in your formula?


BuellBuell
The formula field itself is a DATE, the Custom_Field__c is a rollup number field.


Steve :-/Steve :-/
Okay, if might have something to do with the fact that you're calling in a Formula (Roll-Up Summary) field.  
 
You might want to give this shot just for the hell of it
 
 
IF(Custom_Field__c = 0, NULL, DATE(2009,02,02))
 
 
 
This was selected as the best answer
BuellBuell
One step closer...  it now compiles to 5008 characters.


Steve :-/Steve :-/
what other formulas have you got going on?


BuellBuell
Got it! Changed IF() to CASE() and shaved 100 characters.  Thanks for your help!
 
CASE( Custom_Field__c,
0, Null,
DATE(2009,02,02)
) 
 


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