Explanation
In the example, the formula in cell D6 contains this formula:
=MONTH(B6)&YEAR(B6)=MONTH(C6)&YEAR(C6)
In this case, Excel extracts the month from the date in cell B6 as numbers, then concatenates them together to form a text string. The same thing is done with the date in cell C6, the month and year are extracted and joined together.
Finally, the formula then tests for equivalency using the equal sign. Both dates are in January 2000, so the formula is solved as follows and returns TRUE.
=MONTH(B6)&YEAR(B6)=MONTH(C6)&YEAR(C6)
=1&2000=1&2000
="1200"="1200"
=TRUE
If you need to test a date to see if has the same month and year as the current date (today), you can use this formula:
=MONTH(date)&YEAR(date)=MONTH(TODAY())&YEAR(TODAY())
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MONTH Function
The Excel MONTH function extracts the month from a given date as a number between 1 and 12. You can use the MONTH function to extract a month number from a date into a cell or to feed a month number into another function like the DATE function....
YEAR Function
The Excel YEAR function returns the year component of a date as a 4-digit number. You can use the YEAR function to extract a year number from a date into a cell or to extract and feed a year value into another formula, like the DATE function.
