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Converting IFERROR Text to a Number

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    Converting IFERROR Text to a Number

    I've been using IFERROR to avoid a DIV/0 error and return a figure of "100%".

    This is because its for completion rates, where if there is nothing that needs to be completed it needs to be considered as 100% complete. The problem with this is that I need to use this 100% completion rate elsewhere but because its essentially text it cant be used.

    Is there a way around this?

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    Re: Converting IFERROR Text to a Number

    Don't put quotes around the number - those turn the returned value to text.

    Hope this helps.

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    Re: Converting IFERROR Text to a Number

    Haha, thanks Pete. Never knew that. I thought the quotes just specified what needed to be returned, not that it needed to be text. Sorted.

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