SUMIF does not work with blank cells

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uncreative - 23 Aug 2007 19:06 GMT

Can SUMIF be used if there are blank cells in the range of data? (The
worksheet has been formatted for a purpose, so I do not want to remove any of
the blank cells.)

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Peo Sjoblom - 23 Aug 2007 19:13 GMT

It would be really helpful if you would explain what does not work, I am
assuming you got a result that you think is incorrect. Are you trying to sum
based on blank cells then there is an old bug with regards to the used range
but we won't know unless you spill the beans

However you can use SUMPRODUCT as well

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A2:A100=""),B2:B100)

will sum B2:B100 where the cells in A2:A100 are blank (meaning empty or ""
derived from formula)

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Peo Sjoblom

> Can SUMIF be used if there are blank cells in the range of data? (The
> worksheet has been formatted for a purpose, so I do not want to remove any
> of
> the blank cells.)

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uncreative - 23 Aug 2007 19:36 GMT

Thanks for responding so quickly, I was receiving an error message that the
formula referred to blank cells, and I was not getting a result at all.
However, almost right after I posted this message, I noticed a typo in the
formula! Thanks anyway..

> It would be really helpful if you would explain what does not work, I am
> assuming you got a result that you think is incorrect. Are you trying to sum
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> > of
> > the blank cells.)

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Farhad - 23 Aug 2007 19:26 GMT

Hi,

SUMIF looks at the range you specify for your criterea and sum the
appropriate amount in the sumrange and blank cells are not essential.

=SUMIF(range,criteria,sumrange)

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Farhad Hodjat

> Can SUMIF be used if there are blank cells in the range of data? (The
> worksheet has been formatted for a purpose, so I do not want to remove any of
> the blank cells.)

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