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Old December 23rd, 2005, 05:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default #VALUE! Error

in cell E8 I have this formula: =IF(ISBLANK(D8),"",D8*$B$2)
I get the #VALUE! error.
Can someone tell me why and how I can correct it.
I am just trying to say that if D8 is empty don't show anything, if
populated multiply D8 by B2.

Thank you for your help


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Old December 23rd, 2005, 05:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Oh, I forgot to say that D8 does have a formula in it. So that must be why I
get the error--the cell is not blank. Is there anything I can do so it does
not show on spreadsheet.

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Old December 23rd, 2005, 05:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default #VALUE! Error

There is probably some text character, like a space in the cell D8

=IF(OR(ISTEXT(D8),ISBLANK(D8)),"",D8*$B$2)

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"DJL" wrote:

in cell E8 I have this formula: =IF(ISBLANK(D8),"",D8*$B$2)
I get the #VALUE! error.
Can someone tell me why and how I can correct it.
I am just trying to say that if D8 is empty don't show anything, if
populated multiply D8 by B2.

Thank you for your help


--
Diana



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Old December 23rd, 2005, 05:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default #VALUE! Error

Thank you so much for the quick reply. That worked beautifully!
Now can you tell me in plain english exactly what the formula says?


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Old December 23rd, 2005, 06:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default #VALUE! Error

Try this:

=IF(D8="","",D8*$B$2)

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"DJL" wrote in message
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Oh, I forgot to say that D8 does have a formula in it. So that must be why I
get the error--the cell is not blank. Is there anything I can do so it does
not show on spreadsheet.

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Old December 23rd, 2005, 06:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default #VALUE! Error


=IF(OR(ISTEXT(D8),ISBLANK(D8)),"",D8*$B$2) when placed in E8, says...

If EITHER D8 is text, OR D8 is blank, THEN leave E8 blank, OTHERWISE, return
the result of D8 times B2

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"DJL" wrote:

Thank you so much for the quick reply. That worked beautifully!
Now can you tell me in plain english exactly what the formula says?



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Old December 23rd, 2005, 06:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default #VALUE! Error

The OP could also use

=PRODUCT(D8,$B$2)

this will return zero if any text value is involved and won't choke on it

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


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=IF(OR(ISTEXT(D8),ISBLANK(D8)),"",D8*$B$2) when placed in E8, says...

If EITHER D8 is text, OR D8 is blank, THEN leave E8 blank, OTHERWISE,

return
the result of D8 times B2

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"DJL" wrote:

Thank you so much for the quick reply. That worked beautifully!
Now can you tell me in plain english exactly what the formula says?





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Old December 24th, 2005, 10:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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"this will return zero if any text value is involved"

Not really!
*Any* number in the range of Product() will be returned, not 0.

Can lead to some *possible* miscalculations.
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"Peo Sjoblom" wrote in message
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The OP could also use

=PRODUCT(D8,$B$2)

this will return zero if any text value is involved and won't choke on it

--

Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"CLR" wrote in message
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=IF(OR(ISTEXT(D8),ISBLANK(D8)),"",D8*$B$2) when placed in E8, says...

If EITHER D8 is text, OR D8 is blank, THEN leave E8 blank, OTHERWISE,

return
the result of D8 times B2

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"DJL" wrote:

Thank you so much for the quick reply. That worked beautifully!
Now can you tell me in plain english exactly what the formula says?






 




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