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OMG, that is the shortest answer to the darn problem and it worked!!!


Thanks so much Debra



On Jan 26, 5:28 pm, Debra Dalgleish wrote:
You can use the N function:

=N(A2)*B2

nxqviet wrote:
Hi all,


I have a spread sheet with a GetPivotData formula, where I also have an
if statement that replace 0 (zeros) to "" empty cells. This replacement
is critical for some formular to work, but it also make the black cells
not usable for any calculation. If I simply multiply one empty cell by
any number, it would show a #Value! error. How do I avoid this?


I tried Text (...,"#"), Value (...), neither work.


Thanks,


V_--

Debra Dalgleish
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