Simply If Statement Not Working

[dschaal]

For some reason this very simple If statement isn't working the way I thought it would in a calculation field.

If(Day(EntryDate::Date)>15;0;Rates::V_HrsPerMonth)

The field EntryDate is a standard date field MM/DD/YY

So, I enter a date like 08/25/2012 .

The calculated field then should equate to: If 25>15 enter 0.

Instead I get the Rate from the second portion of the formula in the field. Any suggestions...it is probably something really simple but I just can't see it today.

Thanks in advance for your help! Donna

[comment]

Is this calculation field in the EntryDate table?

[dschaal]

No, it is in a related table.

[comment]

I am guessing there is more than one related record - and the first related record contains a date in the first half of the month.

[dschaal]

That isn't the case. The Table of EntryDate only has one record in it. It has a date field which I change to whatever MM/DD/YY that the timesheets are entered on. This is the field that I am trying to use in the formula.

[comment]

Why don't you post a file showing the problem - hopefully, a simplified one.

[IT_User]

Perhaps you could use a global field in the same table to enter the data (EntryDate), to then use that in the calculation.

I don't know what the relation between the tables are like to know what exactly is going on.

[David Jondreau]

Is this a field of type Calculation or of type Number with an auto-enter calculation?

Are you sure the relationship is valid? If you change the calculation to just EntryDate::Date, what happens?

[dschaal]

Sorry, I have been offline for awhile, the relationship wasn't valid. I needed to add another instance and now it appears to be working fine.

Thank you! Thank you! For all the suggestions. Donna :laugh2: