Niek,

This is from help in Excel 2007:

Criteria is the criteria in the form of a number, expression, or text that
defines which cells will be added. For example, criteria can be expressed as
32, "32", "32", or "apples".

"<x" seems to work also.




"Niek Otten" wrote:

Indeed it seems to be inconsistent. If I start with empty cells, I get 0 as a result. If I fill the range wit "x", I get 0 again.
If I then delete the x's, I get the total.

Several other variations of inconsistent behavior.

Very interesting!

However, the "<x" is, I think, not a valid criteria in Excel 2007. I'm not sure about earlier versions.

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel


"FAI_Judge" wrote in message ...
| Maybe I stated the problem incorrectly in the original post. If you
| highlight the cells a50:a67 and press "delete" the sum of e50:e67 is 290. If
| I then fill cells a50:a67 with x the sum is 0. If I then delete the x in
| cells a50:a67 the sum is 315. Not good.
|
|
| "FAI_Judge" wrote:
|
| There seems to be a major bug in Excel. I open a spreadsheet in Office 2000
| Excel and a conditonal sum gives a correct answer. Open the same speadsheet
| in Excel 2007 and the formula gives another sum. In Excel 2007 if I copy
| that part of the sheet to a new sheet it returns the correct sum. The
| formula is of the form
|
| =sumif(a50:a67,"<x",e50:e67)
| sum in Excel 2000 = 315
| sum in Excel 2007 = 290
|
| Column a50:a67 is empty (has been deleted). If I highlight column e50:e67
| in Excel 2007 the sum on the status bar is correct (315).
|
| Anyone had this problem?