thanks bob this worked. another one...now I want to sum the rest of the
values. means....sum column P where values in column A dont start with 000.

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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=SUMIF(A:A,"0000*",P:P)

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HTH

Bob


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"Gaurav" wrote in message
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I need to sum column P if values in column A begin with 000.

any ideas?