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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
I am referring to a cell in my spreadsheet that currently has no value
associated to it. I have a formula in the cell that refers back to another cell. For example in cell F40 there is a calculation of =H40. In cell H40 I have =G40*F39. G40 and F39 are both blank. When I enter data into the spreadsheet these cells will then be populated/calculate from the previously entered data. Cell F39 is returning #VALUE. Is there a way for me to have this field return a blank, if the value it's referring to is zero or blank? |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
Change your formula in F39 to this:
=IF(ISERROR(your_formula),0,your_formula) Hope this helps. Pete On Nov 11, 8:05 pm, "Jack" wrote: I am referring to a cell in my spreadsheet that currently has no value associated to it. I have a formula in the cell that refers back to another cell. For example in cell F40 there is a calculation of =H40. In cell H40 I have =G40*F39. G40 and F39 are both blank. When I enter data into the spreadsheet these cells will then be populated/calculate from the previously entered data. Cell F39 is returning #VALUE. Is there a way for me to have this field return a blank, if the value it's referring to is zero or blank? |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
What's in G40 and F39?
You say they're *both blank*, but F39 is returning a #Value! error! How can it be *both ways*? Do they contain formulas? A #Value! error can come from a formula performing calcs on a cell containing text. -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Jack" wrote in message ... I am referring to a cell in my spreadsheet that currently has no value associated to it. I have a formula in the cell that refers back to another cell. For example in cell F40 there is a calculation of =H40. In cell H40 I have =G40*F39. G40 and F39 are both blank. When I enter data into the spreadsheet these cells will then be populated/calculate from the previously entered data. Cell F39 is returning #VALUE. Is there a way for me to have this field return a blank, if the value it's referring to is zero or blank? |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
My take is the reference to F39 returning #VALUE! is that the F39 is a typo and
should read F40 returns #VALUE! Possibly a space in blank cells F39 or G40 so the formula in H40 should return #VALUE! also. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:24:41 -0800, "Ragdyer" wrote: What's in G40 and F39? You say they're *both blank*, but F39 is returning a #Value! error! How can it be *both ways*? Do they contain formulas? A #Value! error can come from a formula performing calcs on a cell containing text. |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
Let's see if Jack gets back.g
-- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Gord Dibben" gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message ... My take is the reference to F39 returning #VALUE! is that the F39 is a typo and should read F40 returns #VALUE! Possibly a space in blank cells F39 or G40 so the formula in H40 should return #VALUE! also. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:24:41 -0800, "Ragdyer" wrote: What's in G40 and F39? You say they're *both blank*, but F39 is returning a #Value! error! How can it be *both ways*? Do they contain formulas? A #Value! error can come from a formula performing calcs on a cell containing text. |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
On Nov 11, 12:05 pm, "Jack" wrote:
For example in cell F40 there is a calculation of =H40. In cell H40 I have =G40*F39. G40 and F39 are both blank. When I enter data into the spreadsheet these cells will then be populated/calculate from the previously entered data. Cell F39 is returning #VALUE. Is there a way for me to have this field return a blank, if the value it's referring to is zero or blank? First, you say F39 is blank; then you say F39 is #VALUE. Which is it? Regardless, to answer your last question, perhaps the N() function satisfies your needs. You might use it one of two ways. For example: =n(G40)*n(F39) Or: =if(n(H39)=0, "", H39) On problem in Excel is: an empty cell is treated like zero, but the null string ("", which looks like an empty cell) is not. I wonder if that is the source of your #VALUE error. If so, the examples above will mitigate that. |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
"Pete_UK" wrote in message ups.com... Change your formula in F39 to this: =IF(ISERROR(your_formula),0,your_formula) Hope this helps. Pete Pete, I modified your formula slightly =IF(ISERROR(F39*G40),"",(F39*G40)) and got the effect that I wanted. Thanks for your help. |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
"Ragdyer" wrote in message ... What's in G40 and F39? You say they're *both blank*, but F39 is returning a #Value! error! How can it be *both ways*? Do they contain formulas? A #Value! error can come from a formula performing calcs on a cell containing text. -- Regards, RD G40 is my the tax rate of 7.375% and F39 is =IF(SUM(F18:F38)0,SUM(F18:F38),"") What I am doing is multiply my tax rate times the subtotal. If the spreadsheet is blank without any values, then it WAS returning a #value! error message. I have since cleaned up the formula in cell F40 with this formula: =IF(ISERROR(F39*G40),"",(F39*G40)) |
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You're welcome.
Pete On Nov 12, 6:23 am, "Jack" wrote: Pete, I modified your formula slightly =IF(ISERROR(F39*G40),"",(F39*G40)) and got the effect that I wanted. Thanks for your help. |
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#Value Being Returned for Blank or Non Zero Value
Appreciate the feed-back.
Most folks leave the responders hanging.g -- Regards, RD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Jack" wrote in message ... "Ragdyer" wrote in message ... What's in G40 and F39? You say they're *both blank*, but F39 is returning a #Value! error! How can it be *both ways*? Do they contain formulas? A #Value! error can come from a formula performing calcs on a cell containing text. -- Regards, RD G40 is my the tax rate of 7.375% and F39 is =IF(SUM(F18:F38)0,SUM(F18:F38),"") What I am doing is multiply my tax rate times the subtotal. If the spreadsheet is blank without any values, then it WAS returning a #value! error message. I have since cleaned up the formula in cell F40 with this formula: =IF(ISERROR(F39*G40),"",(F39*G40)) |
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