Maybe.......

=SUMIF(A1:A5,"<"&"",B1:B5)

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"jim sturtz" wrote in message
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i have a column that gets 2 values in it either a number which could be 0,
or a blank.

i would like to sum another column if the first one is empty(blank).

column A column B
1.02 1 row1
2.22 1 2
0.00 1 3
1 4
4.44 1 5

so sumif(a1:a5,not empty,b1:b5) would equal 4 as column A row 4 is blank.

can this be expressed. i cant use 0 as 0 can be a valid answer.

thanks.

jim