Formula result as real empty/blank cell

[Guest]

How can I get a formula result to be an actual empty cell (usually when using
the IF function). I know that "" of NA() is an option to get a Blank cell,
but this results in errors when the result of this formula is used in another
function.

Example: IF(isblank(a1);"";A1*B1). If A1 does not contain a value I would
like the formula to result in an EMPTY (or Blank) result. Now I have used ""
which gives no visible result in the formula cell, but when I multiply this
formula result with another value it will result in #VALUE!

It seems to be one of the shortcommings of Excel!?

Regards JB

 

[Guest]

How can I get a formula result to be an actual empty cell (usually when using
the IF function)...

Don't think this is possible

Example: IF(isblank(a1);"";A1*B1). If A1 does not contain a value I would
like the formula to result in an EMPTY (or Blank) result. Now I have used ""
which gives no visible result in the formula cell, but when I multiply this
formula result with another value it will result in #VALUE!

Instead of using > =IF(isblank(a1);"";A1*B1)

Perhaps putting it as: =IF(A1="";"";A1*B1)
would suffice

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[Guest]

In the downstream formulas where you are getting #VALUE errors, either use
ISERR() or ISERROR() just as you used ISNA() in the first one. That will
handle those cases for you.

 

[Guest]

Dear JLatham,

Thanks for responding. Your suggestion will solve downstream errors, but
when the outcome of the formula relates to a lot of other formulas it is not
a nice scenario.
I guess it's just not possible to define a result of a formula as a blank
cell (would be a good suggestion for Microsoft to have something as BLANK(),
similar to NA())

Regards,

JB

 

[raj.gehlot]

Dear JLatham,

Thanks for responding. Your suggestion will solve downstream errors, but
when the outcome of the formula relates to a lot of other formulas it is not
a nice scenario.
I guess it's just not possible to define a result of a formula as a blank
cell (would be a good suggestion for Microsoft to have something as BLANK(),
similar to NA())

Regards,

JB

 

[raj.gehlot]

Dear JLatham,

Thanks for responding. Your suggestion will solve downstream errors, but
when the outcome of the formula relates to a lot of other formulas it is not
a nice scenario.
I guess it's just not possible to define a result of a formula as a blank
cell (would be a good suggestion for Microsoft to have something as BLANK(),
similar to NA())

Regards,

JB