Custom number code [conditional] help

[betuttle52]

I have a chart that is using numbers on a sheet. One of the columns
has a conditional formula in it that returns either a number or #N/A
using to avoid a divide by zero error. I using the formula N/A() if
the IF Statement formula would be divisible by Zero. I want this
because I don't want the chart to show a value that meets this
condition.

I would like to format the sheet using custom number formating to show
a 0 "zero" instead of #N/A. However I can't figure out how to use the
[Conditional] to work with the #N/A that is returned. I have tried
[=#N/A] 0.00 but excel changes this to [=0] 0.00 when I enter press
ok. Is there any way that this can be accomplished using custom number
formating?

Appreciate any help.

 

[Pete_UK]

You could change your formula along these lines:

=IF(ISNA(your_formula),"",your_formula)

this will return a blank instead of the #N/A error, so this will not
affect your graph.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[betuttle52]

Unfortunately I'm creating this for someone that wants the cells to
show a 0 "zero" not a "blank" or a "#N/A" I also thought of the same
solution. Thanks for responding. Hopefully I can find a solution using
the custom number formating.

You could change your formula along these lines:

=IF(ISNA(your_formula),"",your_formula)

this will return a blank instead of the #N/A error, so this will not
affect your graph.

Hope this helps.

Pete

I have a chart that is using numbers on a sheet. One of the columns
has a conditional formula in it that returns either a number or #N/A
using to avoid a divide by zero error. I using the formula N/A() if
the IF Statement formula would be divisible by Zero. I want this
because I don't want the chart to show a value that meets this
condition.

I would like to format the sheet using custom number formating to show
a 0 "zero" instead of #N/A. However I can't figure out how to use the
[Conditional] to work with the #N/A that is returned. I have tried
[=#N/A] 0.00 but excel changes this to [=0] 0.00 when I enter press
ok. Is there any way that this can be accomplished using custom number
formating?

Appreciate any help.

 

[betuttle52]

Unfortunately I'm creating this for someone that wants the cells to
show a 0 "zero" not a "blank" or a "#N/A" I also thought of the same
solution. Thanks for responding. Hopefully I can find a solution using
the custom number formating.

You could change your formula along these lines:

=IF(ISNA(your_formula),"",your_formula)

this will return a blank instead of the #N/A error, so this will not
affect your graph.

Hope this helps.

Pete

I have a chart that is using numbers on a sheet. One of the columns
has a conditional formula in it that returns either a number or #N/A
using to avoid a divide by zero error. I using the formula N/A() if
the IF Statement formula would be divisible by Zero. I want this
because I don't want the chart to show a value that meets this
condition.

I would like to format the sheet using custom number formating to show
a 0 "zero" instead of #N/A. However I can't figure out how to use the
[Conditional] to work with the #N/A that is returned. I have tried
[=#N/A] 0.00 but excel changes this to [=0] 0.00 when I enter press
ok. Is there any way that this can be accomplished using custom number
formating?

Appreciate any help.

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

Unfortunately I'm creating this for someone that wants the

cells to show a 0 "zero" not a "blank" or a "#N/A"

Why can't you do it this way then?

=IF(ISERR(YourFormula),0,YourFormula)

Rick

 

[betuttle52]

Unfortunately I'm creating this for someone that wants the cells to
show a 0 "zero" not a "blank" or a "#N/A" I also thought of the same
solution. Thanks for responding. Hopefully I can find a solution using
the custom number formating.

You could change your formula along these lines:

=IF(ISNA(your_formula),"",your_formula)

this will return a blank instead of the #N/A error, so this will not
affect your graph.

Hope this helps.

Pete

I have a chart that is using numbers on a sheet. One of the columns
has a conditional formula in it that returns either a number or #N/A
using to avoid a divide by zero error. I using the formula N/A() if
the IF Statement formula would be divisible by Zero. I want this
because I don't want the chart to show a value that meets this
condition.

I would like to format the sheet using custom number formating to show
a 0 "zero" instead of #N/A. However I can't figure out how to use the
[Conditional] to work with the #N/A that is returned. I have tried
[=#N/A] 0.00 but excel changes this to [=0] 0.00 when I enter press
ok. Is there any way that this can be accomplished using custom number
formating?

Appreciate any help.

 

[betuttle52]

Because it then show up on the chart. I forgot to mention that the
chart is set up so the horizontal access crosses at a non zero number.
Sorry for the incomplete question.

 

[betuttle52]

Because it then show up on the chart. I forgot to mention that the
chart is set up so the horizontal access crosses at a non zero number.
Sorry for the incomplete question.

 

[betuttle52]

Because it then show up on the chart. I forgot to mention that the
chart is set up so the horizontal access crosses at a non zero number.
Sorry for the incomplete question.

 

[David Biddulph]

Doesn't the blank "" get plotted as a zero on the graph, Pete?
--
David Biddulph

You could change your formula along these lines:

=IF(ISNA(your_formula),"",your_formula)

this will return a blank instead of the #N/A error, so this will not
affect your graph.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

I'm not sure it your Charts will see this as 0 or as not for error
conditions, but give this a try. Use this formula in the cell...

=IF(ISERR(YourFormula),"",YourFormula)

and use this Custom Format on that cell....

0.0#;-0.0#;0;--"0"

Obviously, change the format pattern for positive and negative values to
what you actually need.

Rick

 

[David Biddulph]

Perhaps the best bet may be to have one column on your worksheet which shows
a zero to keep your customer happy, and another column which has NA() and
plot that one.
--
David Biddulph

Unfortunately I'm creating this for someone that wants the cells to
show a 0 "zero" not a "blank" or a "#N/A" I also thought of the same
solution. Thanks for responding. Hopefully I can find a solution using
the custom number formating.

You could change your formula along these lines:

=IF(ISNA(your_formula),"",your_formula)

this will return a blank instead of the #N/A error, so this will not
affect your graph.

Hope this helps.

Pete

I have a chart that is using numbers on a sheet. One of the columns
has a conditional formula in it that returns either a number or #N/A
using to avoid a divide by zero error. I using the formula N/A() if
the IF Statement formula would be divisible by Zero. I want this
because I don't want the chart to show a value that meets this
condition.

I would like to format the sheet using custom number formating to show
a 0 "zero" instead of #N/A. However I can't figure out how to use the
[Conditional] to work with the #N/A that is returned. I have tried
[=#N/A] 0.00 but excel changes this to [=0] 0.00 when I enter press
ok. Is there any way that this can be accomplished using custom number
formating?

Appreciate any help.

 

[betuttle52]

The big issue is that the charts have horizontal access that at a non
zero number. For example it crosses at 2.5 any zero, blank etc creates
a bar on the bar chart. I have to use N/A() to keep it from creating a
bar on the chart. The only solution that I can think of the using the
[conditional] custom format to take the =N/A() from the cell and
change it to 0.00 ie [=N/A()] 0.00. if [<=0] 0.00 or somthing like it
work work. How is the value N/A() returned in excel is it a number, or
text or something else?

Unfortunately I'm creating this for someone that wants the cells to
show a 0 "zero" not a "blank" or a "#N/A" I also thought of the same
solution. Thanks for responding. Hopefully I can find a solution using
the custom number formating.

You could change your formula along these lines:

this will return a blank instead of the #N/A error, so this will not
affect your graph.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Jan 21, 5:19 pm, (e-mail address removed) wrote:

I have a chart that is using numbers on a sheet. One of the columns
has a conditional formula in it that returns either a number or #N/A
using to avoid a divide by zero error. I using the formula N/A() if
the IF Statement formula would be divisible by Zero. I want this
because I don't want the chart to show a value that meets this
condition.
I would like to format the sheet using custom number formating to show
a 0 "zero" instead of #N/A. However I can't figure out how to use the
[Conditional] to work with the #N/A that is returned. I have tried
[=#N/A] 0.00 but excel changes this to [=0] 0.00 when I enter press
ok. Is there any way that this can be accomplished using custom number
formating?
Appreciate any help.

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

How is the value N/A() returned in excel is it a number, or

text or something else?

It appears to be "something else"... if you try to add or concatenate
anything to it, you just get the #N/A error back.

Rick