Biff:
Thanks for your assistance so far.

The problem seemed to be with the next column which had a multiplication
formula - =if(a16="","",If(AND(A16500,A16<600),G1*H1*E1*C1* C7),"")). If the
result was a blank cell then the summary column returned with a #VALUE.

I changed it to use the Product function which solved that issue. Now I am
faced with another- this involving the product function not returning a zero
when multiplying by zero.

If E1 and C1 are blank cells and C7 contains a number it will return the
value of C7 times G1 and H1. I am needing it to return a value of zero which
in my wretched mind is what it should be doing. If G1=1.44 and h1=0, then
the answer should be 0 zero, isnt it? When C1 is blank shouldnt c1*h1 still
equal zero as it is "blank" * 0?

Thanks for your help.




"T. Valko" wrote:

"inconsistent formula" is *not your problem*.

That's just Excel trying to alert you that all formulas in the immediate are
are not the same.

That summary column is a simple formula of
"I17+K17+M17+O17+Q17+S17+U17+W17+Y17+AA17
so I cant use the SUM function as it skips data in columns.

You can use the SUM function:

=SUM(I17,K17,M17,O17,Q17,S17,U17,W17,Y17,AA17)


--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"dpridemore" wrote in message
...
Here is the formula:
IF($A22=",",IF(AND($A22600,$A22<700),(VLOOKUP($A2 2,Equipment!$I22:$AE478,16)),"))

I understand your comment and will look into it further. There are
circumstances where the formula will return a blank cell. There are other
cells where data is returned. In both cases the inconsistent formula
shows
up. These are on columns that I have inserted into the worksheet. The
workbook was originally an Excel 2003 format and is now saved under the
Excel
2007 format.

There are also situations in which the same formula is used and a blank
cell
occurs and also one in which data is returned buth they do not get the
"inconsistent formula" error.


This causes the summary column to show the #VALUE error. That summary
column is a simple formula of " I17+K17+M17+O17+Q17+S17+U17+W17+Y17+AA17
so I
cant use the SUM function as it skips data in columns.


"T. Valko" wrote:

I am getting a #VALUE error when trying to add a series of data

Does your formula look something like this:

=A1+B1+C1

If you get a #VALUE! error from a formula like that it usually means that
at
least one of the referenced cells contains a TEXT entry.

Use the SUM function instead, it ignores text:

=SUM(A1:C1)

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"dpridemore" wrote in message
...
I am getting a #VALUE error when trying to add a series of data in
different
cells.

Apparently this is due to an "inconsistent formula" with others in the
same
area of the worksheet.

I have a list of data that I am accessing through IF, AND, and VLOOKUP
functions. The cell in one column will not show any "inconsistent
formula"
errors and provides the correct data. When the formula is moved two
cells
to
the right and the VLOOKUP function adjusted by 2 columns to make sure
it
picks up the correct data then the "inconsistent formula" error is
shown.

This is happening on three columns in the worksheet. The good column
will
pick up data from the table at column 14. The second will pick up on
11.
The
third on column 10. The third on column 16.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.