Why not
=SUMIF(purchases!O18:purchases!O500,B21,purchases! Q18:purchases!Q500)
?
Regareds
"steve alcock" wrote in message
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Hi Andy,

many thanks it works a treat

regards

steve


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SUMIF(purchases!O18:purchases!O500,"="&B21,purch ases!
Q18:purchases!Q500)


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Andy Wiggins FCCA
www.BygSoftware.com
Excel, Access and VBA Consultancy


"steve alcock" wrote in
message
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Hi,

I want to use sumif in the following way :

SUMIF(purchases!O18:purchases!O500,"=b21",purchase s!
Q18:purchases!Q500)

and not :

SUMIF(purchases!O18:purchases!O500,"=01960",purcha ses!
Q18:purchases!Q500)

in otherwords I want to use the value of the cell b21 to
look up and not the typed in value ( 01960 ) can this be
done ?

thanks

steve


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