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Bob Phillips
 
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Default Zero values in formula

PLEASE DON'T SHOUT. I READ SENTENCE CASE MUCH BETTER THAN UPPER CASE.

Both of Chip's formulae do what you state. The second will give #DIV/0 if A1
is 0.

Tell us what is wrong with what Chip gave you, with what I gave you, what RD
gave you.

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HTH

RP
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"Maggie" wrote in message
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YOU FOR YOUR RESPONCE HOWEVER, I AM LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING.
SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.

A1=1 AND A2=1 AND WHEN I DIVIDE A1 BY A2 THEN IN A3 I GET 1. HOWEVER, WHEN
BOTH A1 AND A2 EQUAL ZERO THEN I WOULD LIKE A3 TO EQUAL ZERO. SO THERE

STILL
NEEDS TO BE A DIVISION CALCULATION BUT WHEN THEY ARE BOTH ZERO IT WOULD

THEN
BE ZERO IN A3. I HOPE THIS IS MORE CLEAR SOMETIMES I HAVE A HARD TIME

GETTING
MY POINT ACROSS IN AN E-MAIL. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
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Maggie

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Maggie


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Are you saying that you want #DIV/0 if A1 holds 0 and A2 doesn't,

because
that is what Chip's alternative will give you. It seems that Chip's

original
is more robust.

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HTH

RP
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"Maggie" wrote in message
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CHRIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONCE HOWEVER, I AM LOOKING FOR THE

FOLLOWING.
SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.

A1=1 AND A2=1 AND WHEN I DIVIDE A1 BY A2 THEN IN A3 I GET 1. HOWEVER,

WHEN
BOTH A1 AND A2 EQUAL ZERO THEN I WOULD LIKE A3 TO EQUAL ZERO. SO THERE

STILL
NEEDS TO BE A DIVISION CALCULATION BUT WHEN THEY ARE BOTH ZERO IT

WOULD
THEN
BE ZERO IN A3. I HOPE THIS IS MORE CLEAR SOMETIMES I HAVE A HARD TIME

GETTING
MY POINT ACROSS IN AN E-MAIL. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
--
Maggie


"Chip Pearson" wrote:

Maggie,

Try a formula like

=IF(A2=0,0,A1/A2)


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Maggie" wrote in message
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My formula is A1/A2 however if they are both Zero values it is
producing the
#DIV/O! If there are Zeros in A1 and A2 how do I get the
product to also be
Zero in A3?


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Maggie