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How to produce error if text is included in a sum

  1. 08-12-2018, 12:50 AM #1
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    How to produce error if text is included in a sum

    I am trying to write a sum for a column but i need it to display a ERROR at the bottom where it sums if any cell contains text.

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    Re: How to produce error if text is included in a sum

    Hi, welcome to the forum

    probably a simpler way of doing this, but try...
    =IF(COUNT(J1:J4)=COUNTA(J1:J4),SUM(J1:J4),#VALUE!)
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    Re: How to produce error if text is included in a sum

    This is an alternative (no simpler!!):

    =IF(ISERROR(SUMPRODUCT((A1:A4)*ROW(A1:A4))),"Error",SUM(A1:A4))
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    Re: How to produce error if text is included in a sum

    Or:

    =IF(SUMPRODUCT(--ISTEXT(A1:A4)),"#VALIE",SUM(A1:A4))
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    Re: How to produce error if text is included in a sum

    Or,

    =SUMPRODUCT(--A1:A4)

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    Re: How to produce error if text is included in a sum

    Yes.... I forgot about the --. Neat!
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    Re: How to produce error if text is included in a sum

    See? Told you there would be a simpler way, nicely done Bosco
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