Excel database function

[Guest]

I am doing a mock exam and am trying to do a database function which counts
the number of orders but excludes one of the products. But I just cannot
work out how to show this in the criteria. I'm doing my advance ECDL exam in
10 days and really need to know how to do this in case it crops up!

 

[Bernard Liengme]

A rather broad question. Why not Google with the search term: Excel database
This looks useful:
www.bristol.ac.uk/is/learning/documentation/excelxp-t5/excelxp-t5.doc
best wishes

 

[Guest]

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John

 

[Guest]

When I preform a column Summation Function the result is not accurate. What
am I not doing that causes an inaccurate result of this very basic function?

 

[Gord Dibben]

How much is "not accurate"?

A penny or two or a great lump?

Show us a sample of your data and the summation formula in use.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

In the criteria range, enter the heading from the product column
In the cell below, use the product name that you want to exclude, e.g.:

Product
<>Pencil

 

[Guest]

In the criteria range, enter the heading from the product column
In the cell below, use the product name that you want to exclude, e.g.:

Product
<>Pencil

Thank you D
ebra. But what I need to do is to exclude one product from the total and if
I enter the items name in the criteria area this just counts the number of
sales for that product. Have you got any more suggesions as I realise you
know what I am trying to do!

 

[Guest]

In the criteria range, enter the heading from the product column
In the cell below, use the product name that you want to exclude, e.g.:

Product
<>Pencil



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Debra Dalgleish
Contextures
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

Thank you Debra but if I put the item name in the product area in the criteria selection it just counts the number of that product - I need to exclude the product from the total.

Rosie36

 

[Guest]

Thank you Debra - you're a star!!!!!!!!!! It works.

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

The criteria that I showed you, with the <> in front of the product name:

Product
<>Pencil

will exclude one product. Did you try it?