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Felix - 12 Nov 2007 10:56 GMT

Why does my formula =OR(O8<>"";H9<>"";1;0) display "TRUE" when cell O8 or
H9 is empty? It should yield 0 (Zero).

It also displays and "TRUE" when these cells are not empty; it should yield
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Gary''s Student - 12 Nov 2007 11:29 GMT

The OR returns a Logical. You must enclose it in an IF.

=IF(OR(O8<>"";H9<>"");1;0)

The assumes that ; is a valid replacement for ,

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> Why does my formula =OR(O8<>"";H9<>"";1;0) display "TRUE" when cell O8 or
> H9 is empty? It should yield 0 (Zero).
>
> It also displays and "TRUE" when these cells are not empty; it should yield
> 1...

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Niek Otten - 12 Nov 2007 11:32 GMT

Hi Felix,

=IF(OR(O8<>"";H9<>"");1;0)

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| Why does my formula =OR(O8<>"";H9<>"";1;0) display "TRUE" when cell O8 or
| H9 is empty? It should yield 0 (Zero).
|
| It also displays and "TRUE" when these cells are not empty; it should yield
| 1...

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RagDyeR - 12 Nov 2007 17:00 GMT

How about this:

=--OR(O8<>"",H9<>"")

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Why does my formula =OR(O8<>"";H9<>"";1;0) display "TRUE" when cell O8 or
H9 is empty? It should yield 0 (Zero).

It also displays and "TRUE" when these cells are not empty; it should yield
1...

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