Hi,
I saw this formula:
=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A65536<""),--(B2:B65536=""))
And I have no idea what "--" means, I tried searching the manual and the
internet but found nothing.
ArthurN

Have a look at the following link...

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

Cheers!

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ArthurN wrote:

Hi,
I saw this formula:
=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A65536<""),--(B2:B65536=""))
And I have no idea what "--" means, I tried searching the manual and the
internet but found nothing.
ArthurN

To put it simply, Sumproduct() is a function which ignores alphabetic
cells,
the operator -- ( called Unary Minus ) transforms alpahabetic cells
into numbers : 0 and 1, thus allowing combination with all other
numeric cells ...

Hope this clarifies
Carim


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Carim Wrote:
To put it simply, Sumproduct() is a function which ignores alphabetic
cells,
the operator -- ( called Unary Minus ) transforms alpahabetic cells
into numbers : 0 and 1, thus allowing combination with all other
numeric cells ...

Hope this clarifies
Carim

I had never encountered this problem before. I discovered Sumproduct
he http://www.excel-vba.com/e-formula-sumproduct.htm

He uses an asterisk in place of the comma, like this:
=SUMPRODUCT((A1:B10=C1)*(B1:B10)). This works just fine. I understand
the use of the double negative above, but I don't see why using the
asterisk would alleviate that problem. Can someone explain what's
going on there?


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Teodomiro


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Here's a more extensive explanation by Bob Philips:

http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html


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HTH,

RD

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Carim Wrote:
To put it simply, Sumproduct() is a function which ignores alphabetic
cells,
the operator -- ( called Unary Minus ) transforms alpahabetic cells
into numbers : 0 and 1, thus allowing combination with all other
numeric cells ...

Hope this clarifies
Carim

I had never encountered this problem before. I discovered Sumproduct
he http://www.excel-vba.com/e-formula-sumproduct.htm

He uses an asterisk in place of the comma, like this:
=SUMPRODUCT((A1:B10=C1)*(B1:B10)). This works just fine. I understand
the use of the double negative above, but I don't see why using the
asterisk would alleviate that problem. Can someone explain what's
going on there?


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Teodomiro


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Ragdyer Wrote:
Here's a more extensive explanation by Bob Philips:

http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html

Perfect. Thank you!


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Teodomiro


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