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Old May 7th, 2002, 06:27 AM   #1
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Is there a way to return a "0" rather than the familiar #DIV/0! in a formula when you are in fact dividing by "0" ?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Old May 7th, 2002, 06:32 AM   #2
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Is there a way to return a "0" rather than the familiar #DIV/0! in a formula when you are in fact dividing by "0" ?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
=IF(B1,A1/B1,0)

where the denomitor is first tested for being a non-zero number.
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Old May 7th, 2002, 06:34 AM   #3
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Try this formula, just substitue A1 & B1 for the relevent cell refs or numbers.

=IF(ISERROR(A1/B1),"0.00",A1/B1)
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Old May 7th, 2002, 06:34 AM   #4
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List your formula for better help...

=IF(A2=0,0,A1/A2)

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Old May 7th, 2002, 08:28 AM   #5
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=IF(OR(A1=0,A2=0),0,A1/A2)

...If A1 = 0 or A2 = 0 then this formula returns 0.
Why are you concerned with the value of A1?
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Old May 7th, 2002, 09:40 AM   #6
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Unless you are sure that only numbers will be put in A1 and A2 it is better to use the ISERROR formula. Otherwise you will get another error message. Eg if you put a number in A1 and Nil in A2 you get the #VALUE! error.
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Old May 7th, 2002, 09:44 AM   #7
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Unless you are sure that only numbers will be put in A1 and A2 it is better to use the ISERROR formula. Otherwise you will get another error message. Eg if you put a number in A1 and Nil in A2 you get the #VALUE! error.
Not so... If A2 is empty and used in an expression it is treated as 0. It is inadvisable to hide or ignore the presence of an error using the ISERROR function.
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Old May 7th, 2002, 09:50 AM   #8
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Sorry to be contrary Mark but the question was "Is there a way to return a "0" rather than the familiar #DIV/0! in a formula when you are in fact dividing by "0" ? "

It is another matter if you want to be notified of some other error.
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Old May 7th, 2002, 09:56 AM   #9
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Sorry to be contrary Mark but the question was "Is there a way to return a "0" rather than the familiar #DIV/0! in a formula when you are in fact dividing by "0" ? "

It is another matter if you want to be notified of some other error.
I understand the "question" perfectly... and, Aladin's recommended solution...

=IF(B1,A1/B1,0)

...is preferrable to all others.
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Old May 7th, 2002, 10:25 AM   #10
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On 2002-05-07 08:50, inarbeth wrote:
Sorry to be contrary Mark but the question was "Is there a way to return a "0" rather than the familiar #DIV/0! in a formula when you are in fact dividing by "0" ? "

It is another matter if you want to be notified of some other error.
I understand the "question" perfectly... and, Aladin's recommended solution...

=IF(B1,A1/B1,0)

...is preferrable to all others.
Aladin's formula returns an error message if text is put in A1 or B1. There may be good reasons to want an error message but the ISERROR formula is widely used and may be what swartthydog wants.
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