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Gareth Trow Gareth Trow is offline
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Ive just read the message i posted and the formulae shown in the first paragraph are identical however the less than symbol in the second formula has been replaced with a zero!
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Originally Posted by Gareth Trow
Hi Fred,

Thanks for your reply. The formula shown in this page
=IF(U20,0,0,SUM((A5)-(A5/A15)E3)*E5) is different to the one given in my outlook express message which was:
=IF(U20,0,SUM((A5)-(A5/A15)E3)*E5)
After trying both the outlook formula worked.

However, when this formula was used on another lower priced tariff it still gave a zero figure when a chargeable amount should have been given. The formula checker shows the correct amount but shown in the cell is £0.00.
Below are two examples with the different cell amounts and their units.

Scenario 1:
=IF(C160,0,SUM((A5)-(A5/A15)C3)*C5)
C16 is the formula cell only
A5 is the input cell and is 50 minutes of talk time used to land lines peaktime,
A15 is 250 minutes of total talk time used for all types of calls,
C3 is the tariff call allowance of 200 minutes
C5 is £0.10 the call cost for land lines at peak time per minute
This should give an answer of £1.00 (but shows £0.00)

Scenario 2:
=IF(E160,0,SUM((A5)-(A5/A15)E3)*E5)
E16 is the formula cell only
A5 is the input cell and is 50 minutes of talk time used to land lines peaktime,
A15 is 250 minutes of total talk time used for all types of calls,
E3 is the tariff call allowance of 400 minutes
E5 is £0.10 the call cost for land lines at peak time per minute
This should give an answer of £0.00 (and does)

Circular reference keeps flagging up but when i check the formula with the logical test it gives the correct answer everytime. When i close the formula check box £0.00 is shown in the cell regardless of whether the value is higher than zero or not. Very confusing and totally beyond my knowledge. Any further help would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards

Gareth...