# If Null Then \[Date\] Statement **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Created:** [May 12, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/if-null-then-date-statement/23392 "2021-05-12T23:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Catherine\_Theriault1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/catherine_theriault1/32/19197_2.png) [@Catherine\_Theriault1](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Catherine_Theriault1)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/if-null-then-date-statement/23392/1 "2021-05-12T23:15:56Z")
Hi coda community! Not sure if anyone has any pointers-- I’ve been struggling on writing a sort of If/Then statement in coda. Essentially I have two different columns containing a date. If the first date column is empty I want to return the date of the second column, otherwise I want the date from the first column in the new “combined date” column I created. I’d normally go about it by doing something like this: If [column 1 date] is null then [column 2 date] else [column 1 date] end as combined\_date. Thanks! ![Screen Shot 2021-05-12 at 7.07.48 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/2/a/2ab987efb8ed58703c007b9f89814deb3308b13a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Catherine\_Theriault1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/catherine_theriault1/32/19197_2.png) [@Catherine\_Theriault1](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Catherine_Theriault1)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/if-null-then-date-statement/23392/2 "2021-05-13T01:00:42Z")
Figured it out! Including the solution in case anyone has a similar question/issue in the future. If(IsBlank(thisRow.[column2 date]),thisRow.[column1 date],thisRow.[column2 date]) ![Screen Shot 2021-05-12 at 8.58.04 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/1/b/1bc847b0cda0641e3df5b93fafa69378baae9a06.png)