I am trying to set up a template with formulas into which I can simply drop
data into and Excel will then run the calculations. However, the data I will
be entering will have many different lengths. How can I make formulas and
equations to handle the variable lengths of my data?

For example, how do I sum the entries in a column if I do not know how many
entries the column will have? Or, how do I sum a column and omit the #DIV/0
entries that will appear in that column?

Hi,

I'd fix my formula to eliminate the errors but you can sum the full column
and ignore the errors

=SUMIF(A:A,"<#DIV/0!")
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Mike

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"Gucktly" wrote:

I am trying to set up a template with formulas into which I can simply drop
data into and Excel will then run the calculations. However, the data I will
be entering will have many different lengths. How can I make formulas and
equations to handle the variable lengths of my data?

For example, how do I sum the entries in a column if I do not know how many
entries the column will have? Or, how do I sum a column and omit the #DIV/0
entries that will appear in that column?

- set up your formula in column A referencing B thru IV
- use the ol' if(a1=0,0,b1/a1) workaround.
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"Gucktly" wrote:

I am trying to set up a template with formulas into which I can simply drop
data into and Excel will then run the calculations. However, the data I will
be entering will have many different lengths. How can I make formulas and
equations to handle the variable lengths of my data?

For example, how do I sum the entries in a column if I do not know how many
entries the column will have? Or, how do I sum a column and omit the #DIV/0
entries that will appear in that column?