trying to use this formula:

SUMPRODUCT(($L$22:$L$1166={"1svc"})*($M$22:$M$1166 ))

Column L contains both text and numerical data. Using excel help, near
as I can tell it cannot read the column with both types being contained
within.


here is as far as I can get with "help":

-Microsoft Excel cannot translate the text into the correct data type.
Make sure the formula or function is correct for the required operand
or argument, and that the cells that are referenced by the formula
contain valid values. For example, if cell A5 contains a number and
cell A6 contains the text "Not available", the formula =A5+A6 will
return the error #VALUE!.-



???


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It looks like a viable formula to me - what result do you get?

The curly braces are superfluous here and I'd advise a different
syntax

=SUMPRODUCT(--($L$22:$L$1166="1svc"),$M$22:$M$1166)


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Sorry, it is Saturday so I'm a bit slow today, but you really only need
SUMIF for one criterion, i.e.

=SUMIF($L$22:$L$1166,"1svc",$M$22:$M$1166)


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gives me #value

I'll try yours in a bit and see what happens.

One thing forgot, the "1svc" is just one of many variable I will be
looking for (it was just my test) - how to string those in?


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thanks - both worked. Why do you prefer one over the other??


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SUMIF is more efficient if there is only one condition to test for.

If you still need multiple values, use

=SUMPRODUCT(--(ISNUMBER(MATCH($L$22:$L$1166,{"1svc","2cdr"},0))) ,--$M$22:$M$
1166)

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thanks - both worked. Why do you prefer one over the other??


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