THANKS LES
JOE MILLER

WLMPilot Wrote:
If I understand what you described, I would put an IF function in B1 to
check
the value of A1 in order to avoid an error. Also, if I understand A1
to have
a blank and and A2 = 2 (in this example), then B1 should be the value
of 0+2.
I am not sure of the logic behind knowing what numbers you wish to add
in
column A, so for this example I am going to just address the cells A1 &
A2 in
checking for a blank.

FORMULA for B1
=IF(OR(A1="",A1=" "), A2, IF(OR(A2="",A2=" "), A1, A1+A2))

I tested this and it seems to work fine. However, I did get a value of
0
(zero) in B1 with both A1 & A2 were empty. Not sure why, but maybe
this will
work for you.

Les



"Joe Miller" wrote:


I wish to refer to a column of numbers in a formula where a zero is
represented by a blank rather than the number zero in the reference
column. Is there a function which will convert the blank to a zero
to
avoid an error?
(e.g.)
the following results in an error in cell B1 so I guess I need a
function which I can use in the formula in B1 which will convert the
blank in A1 to a numeric zero?
CELL A1 CONTAINS blank
CELL A2 CONTAINS 2
CELL B1 CONTAINS =A1+A2


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