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I have been using a simple IF formula w/o any problem for several weeks until
now. The IF statement just calculates the amount of product from a meter every week. This simple formula compares the 1st of the week vs the last of the week readings and even if this meter rolls over this IF statement calculates out the correct amount of product. IF(Z15<Y15,100000000-Y15+Z15,Z15-Y15) Y=1st of week reading & Z=Last of week reading. The meter goes up to 99,999,999 units. Problem developed that caused the IF product results to be backwards. After noticing this I flipped the < to and it worked correctly to my surprise - but how? After trying Cell Format options w/o any luck I tried placing a zero in front of the "Y" number when typing it in with Cell Format set on Numbers w/o decimals (sometimes the meter has just rolled over and the number is small w/one or more zeros in the ten million place and downward in value). I now keep the cell in Text format and place the zeros in (ie: 00012345) and this works fine as well but why has this issue just begun presenting itself? There has been many same type scenarios in the past w/o any issue. Also the file is always renewed every week using the "Save as" option and just renamed. |
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