Dan
You can have a cumulative total in a cell if you have a
separate source cell for adding a new total to the original.
Use at your own risk. I am Posting this just to show you how it can
be done, not as a good solution. You would be much better off to
have another column so you can keep track of past entries.
Goes like this: =IF(CELL("address")="$C$4",C4+D4,D4)
Enter this in cell D4 and then in Tools>Options>Calculation check
Iterations and set to 1.
Now when you change the number in C4, D4 will accumulate.
Note 1. If C4 is selected and a calculation takes place anywhere in
the Application D4 will update even if no new number is entered in
C4. NOT GOOD.
Note 2. This operation is not recommended because you will have no
"paper trail" to follow. Any mistake in entering a new number in C4
cannot be corrected. NOT GOOD.
To clear out the accumulated total in D4 and start over, select D4
and Edit>Enter.
Check out Laurent Longre's MoreFunc.xla. Has a Function RECALL
which does what you want without the re-calculation problem, but
again there is no "paper trail" for back-checking in case of errors
in data input.
http://longre.free.fr/english/func_cats.htm
Gord
Niek and Gord - thanks but I really don't understand all the terminology - I
am just looking for the secret starter to the formula so I can start from a
different number other than 0 or 1 and keep it going.
The trail thing is an issue I agree, but the report is updated and saved
under different name each time.....thanks for all and any future help
gentlemen.
V/r MSGT DAN ANDERS
Gord Dibben said:
Dan
As Niek points out...it can be done.
But what happens if you make a mistake in data entry?
You have no "paper trail" to follow to troubleshoot entries.
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
All -
I am trying to figure out how to do a accumulator to an existing report that
has numbers in it already and want to update from those numbers...
example [3456] [2123] updater cell > [412]
the two above change as I update the other from this point....
any help is greatly appreicated.....thanks
V/r MSgt ANDERS
OEF Afghanistan
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP