IF Function?

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Hi,

I have two cells, and I divide them, but need to set another cell that
would: if the number for the divides cells is infinite that it would show 0.
How to put "infinite" into if function? or is there another, better one?

thanks
 
You can't store infinite in Excel; the max number is 9.99999999999999E+307
But maybe you mean to avoid division by zero:

=IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

| Hi,
|
| I have two cells, and I divide them, but need to set another cell that
| would: if the number for the divides cells is infinite that it would show 0.
| How to put "infinite" into if function? or is there another, better one?
|
| thanks
 
I want to do this then, to divide like this 5/0 and to get 0 and not #DIJ/0.
Is this possible? please anwser asap

thanks

Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
 
That is what I meant:

=IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)

If B1 is zero, the formula will return zero, otherwise it will return A1/B1

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

|I want to do this then, to divide like this 5/0 and to get 0 and not #DIJ/0.
| Is this possible? please anwser asap
|
| thanks
|
| Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
|
| > You can't store infinite in Excel; the max number is 9.99999999999999E+307
| > But maybe you mean to avoid division by zero:
| >
| > =IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)
| >
| > --
| > Kind regards,
| >
| > Niek Otten
| > Microsoft MVP - Excel
| >
| > | > | Hi,
| > |
| > | I have two cells, and I divide them, but need to set another cell that
| > | would: if the number for the divides cells is infinite that it would show 0.
| > | How to put "infinite" into if function? or is there another, better one?
| > |
| > | thanks
| >
| >
| >
 
ok, but what if in C1 value is 5 and in D1 is 0, then cell E1(C1/D1) is
returning #DIJ/0! and I would like it to return 0. Is that possible?

Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
 
In E1:

=IF(D1=0,0,C1/D1)

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

| ok, but what if in C1 value is 5 and in D1 is 0, then cell E1(C1/D1) is
| returning #DIJ/0! and I would like it to return 0. Is that possible?
|
| Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
|
| > That is what I meant:
| >
| > =IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)
| >
| > If B1 is zero, the formula will return zero, otherwise it will return A1/B1
| >
| > --
| > Kind regards,
| >
| > Niek Otten
| > Microsoft MVP - Excel
| >
| > | > |I want to do this then, to divide like this 5/0 and to get 0 and not #DIJ/0.
| > | Is this possible? please anwser asap
| > |
| > | thanks
| > |
| > | Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
| > |
| > | > You can't store infinite in Excel; the max number is 9.99999999999999E+307
| > | > But maybe you mean to avoid division by zero:
| > | >
| > | > =IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Kind regards,
| > | >
| > | > Niek Otten
| > | > Microsoft MVP - Excel
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | Hi,
| > | > |
| > | > | I have two cells, and I divide them, but need to set another cell that
| > | > | would: if the number for the divides cells is infinite that it would show 0.
| > | > | How to put "infinite" into if function? or is there another, better one?
| > | > |
| > | > | thanks
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
 
ok, thanks but what if i have like this:
C9 -> 0
D9 -> 0

and in E9 I have formula like this: =450/C9/D9. Is it possible to get 0 and
not this #DIJ/0!. Can you explain the process?

thank you very much

bye


Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
 
=IF(OR(C9=0,D9=0),0,450/C9/D9)

Just check each divider and if any of them is zero, return zero

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

| ok, thanks but what if i have like this:
| C9 -> 0
| D9 -> 0
|
| and in E9 I have formula like this: =450/C9/D9. Is it possible to get 0 and
| not this #DIJ/0!. Can you explain the process?
|
| thank you very much
|
| bye
|
|
| Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
|
| > In E1:
| >
| > =IF(D1=0,0,C1/D1)
| >
| > --
| > Kind regards,
| >
| > Niek Otten
| > Microsoft MVP - Excel
| >
| > | > | ok, but what if in C1 value is 5 and in D1 is 0, then cell E1(C1/D1) is
| > | returning #DIJ/0! and I would like it to return 0. Is that possible?
| > |
| > | Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
| > |
| > | > That is what I meant:
| > | >
| > | > =IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)
| > | >
| > | > If B1 is zero, the formula will return zero, otherwise it will return A1/B1
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Kind regards,
| > | >
| > | > Niek Otten
| > | > Microsoft MVP - Excel
| > | >
| > | > | > | > |I want to do this then, to divide like this 5/0 and to get 0 and not #DIJ/0.
| > | > | Is this possible? please anwser asap
| > | > |
| > | > | thanks
| > | > |
| > | > | Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
| > | > |
| > | > | > You can't store infinite in Excel; the max number is 9.99999999999999E+307
| > | > | > But maybe you mean to avoid division by zero:
| > | > | >
| > | > | > =IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > Kind regards,
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Niek Otten
| > | > | > Microsoft MVP - Excel
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | Hi,
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | I have two cells, and I divide them, but need to set another cell that
| > | > | > | would: if the number for the divides cells is infinite that it would show 0.
| > | > | > | How to put "infinite" into if function? or is there another, better one?
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | thanks
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
 
Hi. If using Excel 2007, maybe...

=IFERROR(450/C9/D9,0)

Just a side note...Your examples have been dividing two cells.
However, with 450/C9/D9 you are actually multiplying them:
450 / (C9*D9)

Just throwing this out...did you mean: 450 / (C9/D9) ?
 
Oh, this is great... thanks a lot, it works like I imagined...

thanks again

bye

Korisnik "Niek Otten" napisao je:
 

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