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Default SUMPRODUCT with )--

As an example I have
=SUMPRODUCT(--(ProblemClosedDate=$B21)--(ActionClosedDate=$C21),--(ProblemClosedDate<""),--(ProblemOpenDate<$F20),--(LOB=$E21),--(DueDateVersion$D21))
and it returns 21. I have checked my numbers and the result matches what I
want. If I however add a comma after the first criteria then it returns 0
which is incorrect.

My initial though was the , changed the criteria from an additional filter
to an and i.e. both the criteria had to match.

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

If you use the unary minuses you would always need a comma as a delimiter so
your second example is wrong. You can also use

sumproduct((.....)*(....))

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/formulae/doubleneg.html


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom


"Paul Dennis" wrote in message
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Hi,

I know what -- does however I have seen it a couple of ways, syntax
sumproduct(--(criteria),--(criteria)) and also
sumproduct(--(criteria)--(criteria))

what is the difference in using the , or not?

thx