Why sumproduct formula return result 0

this is what i get when i use array1 array2 and array3
=SUMPRODUCT(F4:F35=B82,G4:G35=F98,J4:J35) and the result is 0 instead of another number
so then i go to formula bar and improve the formula
=SUMPRODUCT((F4:F35=B82)*(G4:G35=F98)*(J4:J35))
my question and confusion is why i get commas , instead of multiplication*

sorry for my english

ARIA1,


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Unfortunately I have a bad sense of humor

is there any answer for my problem !?!?

=SUMPRODUCT(F4:F35=B82,G4:G35=F98,J4:J35)

=SUMPRODUCT((F4:F35=B82)*(G4:G35=F98)*(J4:J35))

my question and confusion is why i get commas , instead of multiplication*

Although I personally don't see any problem with your title Zbor, a forum moderator, has asked you, in post #4, to change it. Everyone else is now prevented from answering you until you comply with that request.

From mine point of view it's a formula name. Like naming a thread: IF.
As per the rules it should describe a problem.

You're going to be very busy then. How many threads are there that just say: Countif or Sumif or Conditional Formatting or Pivot Table etc.

And there would be much more if we don't interfere. But here, I've change a title so this saga can end.

@ARIA1:
SUMPRODUCT formula: =SUMPRODUCT(A1:A4>0) will return you a 0 even if all values in range are greater than 0.
That's because, if you evaluate formula you will get: =SUMPRODUCT({TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,TRUE})
Since they are all text values SUMPRODUCT formula ignore them and final result is 0.

To get propper result you need to convert those TRUE/FALSE values into numbers (1/0).
And that you can do either by multiply by a number (for example 1), or with double unary -- or something else.

In =SUMPRODUCT(1*(A1:A4>0)) will return you result 3 (if there were three values greater than zero) and that's what you did in second formula so that's the reason you get desired result.
Because:
=SUMPRODUCT(1*(A1:A4>0))
=SUMPRODUCT(1*(TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,TRUE))
=SUMPRODUCT({1,0,1,1})
=3

Thnx,zbor...i will try it..sorry for the mess about the title..

Do i need every time to correct the formula >!