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Hi Folks!
Here's another rounding issue I just discovered: A2 = 9:00 PM (not calculated, manually entered) B2 = 10:00 PM (not calculated, manually entered) C2 formula: =B2-A2+(B2<A2) Formatted as h:mm returns as expected 1:00 D2 formula: =IF(C2<1/24,1/24-C2,0) Without preformatting cell D2 it defaults to GENERAL and unexpectedly returns 3.46945E-17 which is the value_if_true argument of the IF function. When formatted as h:mm it returns 0:00. If cell D2 is formatted as h:mm and is tested to be = 0 FAILURE! Here's how it breaks down: =IF(0.0416666666666666<0.0416666666666667,1/24-C2,0) =(B2-A2+(B2<A2))*24 returns 1 as expected. However, if formatted as number to 15 decimal places returns 0.999999999999999. So, if that formula was tested to return = 1 it would also fail. But........ change: A2 = 11:00 AM B2 = 12:00 PM (not drag filled either!) D2 returns 0 as expected and when tested for = 0 passes. Hmmmm! Just be aware! Biff |
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