A1 REFERECNE FAILURE

[k209310]

Has anybody got an idea why a R1C1 referecne wouldfail.

I am referencing cells w16:w30 they contain data but the =sum(w16:w30) fails to notice any of the data in the cell
This message was edited by k209310 on 2002-08-29 03:39

 

[rikrak]

On 2002-08-29 03:01, k209310 wrote:
Has anybody got an idea why a R1C1 referecne wouldfail.

I am referencing cells w16:w30 they contain data but the =sum(w16:w30) fails to notice any of the data in the cell

Shouldn't a RC reference look like =sum(R10C2:R30C2) ?

 

[k209310]

Im meant A1 not R1C1 .sorry.

 

[rikrak]

Does this problem appear on the same sheet as your macro problem?

 

[k209310]

Yes it does. Do you think the problems are linked. I`m new to excel and i`m not to sure of it limitations ang bugs.

 

[Jim North]

If you look at the numbers in the cell and they are left justified... Excel thinks they are text and not numbers. There are several ways to "fix" the column. If they are used in a calculation you can do something like:

Changing this:
=IF(P16="st",E16,0)
To:
=IF(P16="st",E16+0,0)

This "+0" convinces Excel it is a numeric field.

Hope this helps.