To get the code into the workbook:

1) Right click a tab on your workbook and select view code
2) On the lefthand side of the screen you will see a window which lists your
workbook, its associated objects, and any other workbook you have open.
Right-click on the workbook name in question, select Insert Module.
3) Copy and paste the code at the link into the large white space on the
right hand side of the screen.
4) Hit save.
5) Run the function like any other; i.e., =ASTMround(A1)
6) Post any questions you have including a detailed explanation of what you
have done so far.

As to your security settings--I have no idea how this would affect them,
because everyone's security situation is different.

Dave
--
Brevity is the soul of wit.


"Will S." wrote:

Jerry,

I'm glad to see that someone else knows what I'm talking about. It also
seems like the solution is only available in VB. Assuming I can make the
macro work under our security settings, how would I implement the solution
you've defined? First, where do I program it in. Second, how do I call it
up in the spreadsheet?

Thanks in advance,

-Will

"Jerry W. Lewis" wrote:

I gave a user defined function for the purpose at

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...7fce6145b70d69

This method is specified by ASTM and most other standards organizations that
choose to explicitly specify how rounding is done. How it came to be called
"bankers' rounding" in some computer circles is a mystery to me, since
bankers are one of the few groups who AFAIK never round in this way.

Jerry

"Will S." wrote:

This question concerns the environmental field. The EPA recommends a method
of rounding which is statistically more accurate than the method we all
learned in elementary school. Basically, if the tenth digit is .5, you do
not simply round up, but rather round to the nearest EVEN whole number.

Ex:
1.5 = 2
10.5 = 10 (not 11)

The rule only makes a difference when the tenth digit is .5 . Using the IF
statement, I think I can create a spreadhseet function that evaluates a
number, and rounds to the even digit or rounds normally based on that
evaluation. In order for this to work, however, I need Excel to only
evaluate the first digit after the decimal point. The trouble is, I don't
know how to get Excel to do this.

I'm hoping that a simple manipulation of an existing function will solve
this since our network may kick out an attempt to use a macro.

Any help on this problem would be appreciated.