Hello all,

Using XL 2002

I think I've found the problem.

Watching each calculation as I step through this formula with the "Evaluate Formula" formula auditing tool, I've notice that using COLUMN inside an OFFSET inside a SUMPRODUCT surrounds the results in braces ({}).

So COLUMN($G9)-COLUMN() evaluates like this:

COLUMN($G9)-COLUMN()
{7}-COLUMN()
{7}-{13}
{-6}

For some reason, the braces around the number is causing problems.

I ended up using a helper row where I placed all of the COLUMN() formulas that I needed and the used those cells instead of the COLUMN() functions in the formula.

Does anyone know why the COLUMN function ends up with braces around the results when used in this combination of functions? Or why does the braces trip up the OFFSET function?

It would be nice if I could do this w/o the helper row, so if anyone has any ideas there, I'm all ears.

Thanks for everyone's help,

Conan Kelly



"Conan Kelly" wrote in message ...
Hello all,

I am having a problem where I'm using 2 OFFSET() functions within a SUMPRODUCT() function. The first offset is working and refers to a range of 4 cells immediately above the cell I'm entering the formula in.

The second OFFSET() is not working. It refers to a range of 4 cells a calculated number of columns to left of the one I'm entering the formula in. The calculated column happens to be a Data column in a pivot table (there is no "Columns" field in the pivot table, so this column is just a Totals column).

When I step through this formula with the "Evaluate Formula" Formula Auditing Tool, the second OFFSET() returns {#VALUE!} error. If I isolate the problematic OFFSET() function and then wrap a SUM() function around it, it returns the correct value.

Does anyone know what is going on here? Is what I'm trying to do possible? Is there just some small error in my syntax?

Here are the formulas:

This is the non-working formula:
=IF(AND($AA9<"",$AB9<""),SUMPRODUCT((LoanDetail! $R$2:$R$998=$F9)*(LoanDetail!$E$2:$E$998)*(LoanDet ail!$F$2:$F$998))/$G9,IF(AND($AA9="",$AB9<""),SUMPRODUCT(OFFSET(M9,-$AB9,0,$AB9,1),OFFSET(M9,-$AB9,COLUMN($G9)-COLUMN(),$AB9,1))/$G9,""))

(For those of you who can see it, I've bolded the problematic OFFSET()function.)

And here is the working formula:
=SUM(OFFSET(M9,-$AB9,COLUMN($G9)-COLUMN(),$AB9,1))

(Notice that it is the exact same OFFSET() isolated then a SUM() wrapped around it.)




Thanks for any help anyone can provide,

Conan Kelly