Try =SUM(Main!K187:A197,Main!K208) instead

Kathy
"crimsonkng" wrote in message
...
I'm getting a #VALUE! error in this formula:
=SUM(Main!K180:K197)+Main!K218

If I remove the +Main!K218 from the formula, the error goes away. So, I
figured that there must be a problem with Main!K218. So, just to test it,
I
manually entered a "zero" in Main!K218. Voila, the error went away. So,
I
figured that the formula doesn't like an "empty" value ... but it can,
apparently, handle a "zero" in the field. (When Main!K218 = 0, I don't
get
the #VALUE! error.)

So, again, I guess the formula doesn't like an "empty" value which,
apparently, results from the "" in Main!K218's formula he

=IF(A218=0,"",IF(SUM(L174:L219)+SUM(M174:M219)=0," ",IF(L2180,(J218-(L218/10
0*J218)),(J218-M218))))

But, I DON'T want to display a "zero" in Main!K218. I want it to appear
as
"blank" (empty). A lot of fields have that same (type of) formula so if I
have to display a zero instead of blank/empty, I'll have zeroes all over
the
place. It'll make my spreadsheet look very "messy" so I want to avoid
that.

If all of the above makes sense ...
how can I display a blank/empty value (not a "zero") in Main!K218 and
still
avoid the #VALUE! error in the formula =SUM(Main!K180:K197)+Main!K218?

Whew.

Thanks. Dan