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    IF function does not return blank in function cell

    I'm trying to get the 30000 figure in cell b39 to disappear so that the cell and all following cells in the b column are blank when there is no corresponding figure in column A . I have reproduced the functions that appear under colmn a and b. the column a formula works. HOever there is something wrong with the column be formula. it isn't stopping the 30000 figure from appearing. Is the problem using "" as the false reference in the IF function.

    A B
    36 2015 30000
    37 2016 30000
    38 2017 30000
    39 30000

    =IF(A32<$G$7, A32+1, "") =IF(A36>1,$G$10, "")
    =IF(A36<$G$7, A36+1,"") =IF(A37>1,$G$10, "")
    =IF(A37<$G$7, A37+1,"") =IF(A38>1,$G$10, "")
    =IF(A38<$G$7, A38+1,"") =IF(A39>1,$G$10, "")
    =IF(A39<$G$7, A39+1,"") =IF(A40>1,$G$10, "")
    =IF(A40<$G$7, A40+1,"") =IF(A41>1,$G$10, "")
    =IF(A41<$G$7, A41+1,"") =IF(A42>1,$G$10, "")



    sorry, but this isn't displaying correctly.
    Last edited by superdow; 09-02-2009 at 04:16 PM.

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    Re: IF function does not return blank in function cell

    Hard to tell what you are doing.. post a sample workbook...
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    Re: IF function does not return blank in function cell

    In A37:
    =IF(OR(A36=$G$7,A36=""),"",A36+1)

    In B37:
    =IF(A37="","",$G$10)
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    Re: IF function does not return blank in function cell

    Thanks! I didn't need to change the A column formula but your suggestion for the B column worked perfectly.

    Still I think my formula should have worked.

    A
    1 2009
    2 2010
    3 blank


    my cell b3
    =IF(A3>1,G10,"")


    Apparantly my formula only works if there is actually a number in A3.


    Your formula

    =IF(A3="","",G10)

    indeed works and returns a blank space in B3

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    Re: IF function does not return blank in function cell

    If that takes care of your need, be sure to EDIT your original post, click Go Advanced and mark the PREFIX box [SOLVED].


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