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What does a "" mean?
I always come across the usage of a double quotation mark but don't really
know what does it mean. If the double quotes encloses a word, then the word will be display. What if it is just opened and closed quotes? Thanks |
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What does a "" mean?
then nothing will be displayed. It's one way to get rid of "#value" error
messages "calline6" wrote in message ... I always come across the usage of a double quotation mark but don't really know what does it mean. If the double quotes encloses a word, then the word will be display. What if it is just opened and closed quotes? Thanks |
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What does a "" mean?
then does it mean, for instance in the b.m. formula,
=if(a3="",a2,a3) whereby a3 is a name and a2 is blank thanks for the clarification " wrote: then nothing will be displayed. It's one way to get rid of "#value" error messages "calline6" wrote in message ... I always come across the usage of a double quotation mark but don't really know what does it mean. If the double quotes encloses a word, then the word will be display. What if it is just opened and closed quotes? Thanks |
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What does a "" mean?
hi,
used in a formula, double quotes means nothing. in your example formula... if A3 is nothing(null, blank) then display the contents of A2 else display the contents of A3. if A2 and A3 are blank, then nothing will be displayed. regards FSt1 "calline6" wrote: then does it mean, for instance in the b.m. formula, =if(a3="",a2,a3) whereby a3 is a name and a2 is blank thanks for the clarification " wrote: then nothing will be displayed. It's one way to get rid of "#value" error messages "calline6" wrote in message ... I always come across the usage of a double quotation mark but don't really know what does it mean. If the double quotes encloses a word, then the word will be display. What if it is just opened and closed quotes? Thanks |
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What does a "" mean?
I don't think that will fly, "" can be used as a result (kinda) but not as a
term. i.e. If this formula "=If(A3=0,"",A3)" was in cell A2 , then a "0" was entered in cell A3, Cell A2 would be blank (not a "0"). Any other values would be placed in cell A2 normally. If you are looking for blank values to do something than look into ISEMPTY function "calline6" wrote in message ... then does it mean, for instance in the b.m. formula, =if(a3="",a2,a3) whereby a3 is a name and a2 is blank thanks for the clarification " wrote: then nothing will be displayed. It's one way to get rid of "#value" error messages "calline6" wrote in message ... I always come across the usage of a double quotation mark but don't really know what does it mean. If the double quotes encloses a word, then the word will be display. What if it is just opened and closed quotes? Thanks |
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What does a "" mean?
FSt1 wrote...
used in a formula, double quotes means nothing. Ambiguous at best. in your example formula... if A3 is nothing(null, blank) then display the contents of A2 else display Maybe "" == NULL, but as you use the term, null isn't the same as #NULL! And ISBLANK("") returns FALSE. There comes a point when failing to understand and use the program's specific terminology becomes a problem. You've passed that point. The most precise description of "" is zero-length string because LEN("") == 0 and ISTEXT("") == TRUE. It's not unreasonable to call "" an empty string. However, "" isn't "blank" in the sense that "blank" has a particular meaning in Excel (the ISBLANK function gives its semantics), neither is it null in the sense that "null" also has a particular meaning in Excel (the intersection of nonoverlapping ranges, from which the #NULL! error value arises). the contents of A3. if A2 and A3 are blank, then nothing will be displayed. .... Not quite. If A3 is either blank (in the ISBLANK sense) or "", then the OP's formula returns the value of A2. If A2 is "", then it returns "". However, if A2 is blank (in the ISBLANK sense), then the OP's formula returns 0 rather than "". This is one of several places where it's important to understand the difference between blank and "". "calline6" wrote: then does it mean, for instance in the b.m. formula, =if(a3="",a2,a3) whereby a3 is a name and a2 is blank .... |
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