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Sumproduct question
What am I doing wrong he
=SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt |
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Try =SUMPRODUCT(--(AL3:AL84=date(2006,3,1)),--(AP3:AP84=6))
I am assuming you use US date convention Confirm with simple ENTER -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message ... What am I doing wrong he =SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt |
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I'd try =sumproduct(--(al3:al84=date(2006,3,1),--(ap3:ap84=6)) with no array
required. "3/1/2006" is forcing a text comparison; date(2006,3,1) converts to Excel's numeric representation of the date 3/1/06. "Barb Reinhardt" wrote: What am I doing wrong he =SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt |
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Barb, Try this, =SUMPRODUCT((AL3:AL84=DATE(2006,3,1))*(AP3:AP84=6 )) You were missing some parenthesis and when you put "3/1/2006" in, the formula is looking for a text string equal to that but excel sees dates as numbers not text. You could also type the date in another cell and refer to it in the formula rather than using the DATE formula. HTH Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=540337 |
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You need more parenthesis and you need to convert the text "3/1/2006"
=SUMPRODUCT((AL3:AL84=--"3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6)) although this is better =SUMPRODUCT((AL3:AL84=--"2006-03-01")*(AP3:AP84=6)) since it will work with different regional settings no need to array enter it -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom http://nwexcelsolutions.com "Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message ... What am I doing wrong he =SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt |
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I'd use:
=sumproduct(--(al3:al84=date(2006,3,1)),--(ap3:ap84=6)) And ap3:ap84 contains the number 6, not the string '6 (as text), right? Barb Reinhardt wrote: What am I doing wrong he =SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt -- Dave Peterson |
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Thanks everyone. Can someone explain what the -- in the sumproduct formula
means? "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Try =SUMPRODUCT(--(AL3:AL84=date(2006,3,1)),--(AP3:AP84=6)) I am assuming you use US date convention Confirm with simple ENTER -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message ... What am I doing wrong he =SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt |
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=sumproduct() likes to work with numbers. The -- stuff changes trues and falses
to 1's and 0's. Bob Phillips explains =sumproduct() in much more detail he http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html And J.E. McGimpsey has some notes at: http://mcgimpsey.com/excel/formulae/doubleneg.html Barb Reinhardt wrote: Thanks everyone. Can someone explain what the -- in the sumproduct formula means? "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Try =SUMPRODUCT(--(AL3:AL84=date(2006,3,1)),--(AP3:AP84=6)) I am assuming you use US date convention Confirm with simple ENTER -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message ... What am I doing wrong he =SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt -- Dave Peterson |
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Thank you. I've wondered about that for a while.
"Dave Peterson" wrote: =sumproduct() likes to work with numbers. The -- stuff changes trues and falses to 1's and 0's. Bob Phillips explains =sumproduct() in much more detail he http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html And J.E. McGimpsey has some notes at: http://mcgimpsey.com/excel/formulae/doubleneg.html Barb Reinhardt wrote: Thanks everyone. Can someone explain what the -- in the sumproduct formula means? "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Try =SUMPRODUCT(--(AL3:AL84=date(2006,3,1)),--(AP3:AP84=6)) I am assuming you use US date convention Confirm with simple ENTER -- Bernard V Liengme www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Barb Reinhardt" wrote in message ... What am I doing wrong he =SUMPRODUCT(AL3:AL84="3/1/2006")*(AP3:AP84=6) I want to count the number of times AL3:AL84 = 3/1/2006 AND AP3:AP84 = 6. I keep getting ZERO when this is a non zero number. I have entered it with CTRL SHIFT ENTER (I think that's it) and it has {} around it. Thanks, Barb Reinhardt -- Dave Peterson |
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