On 17/10/2007, Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 09:49 17/10/2007 +0100, Harold Fuchs wrote: > >On 16/10/2007, Richard J Neuenfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How do you simply formulate the addition of $2.50 to cells H, I, J if > > > cell G =50#. For example, if col G has "4/12.5 #", it does equal 50#, > > > and I want col H which is now $26.65 to read $29.15 . I wish to do a > > > one page spreadsheet of three columns. > > > > Before answering this we need to get straight what you mean by "equal". > > > >You say "if col G has "4/12.5 #", it does equal 50#". That's not my > >understanding of "equal". > > > >So, let's assume that what you really mean is "if the last three > characters > >of col G is either "5 #" or "50#" then add 2.5 to col H". > > > >Given this definition of "equal" then the formula > >=IF(OR(RIGHT($G1;3)="50#";RIGHT($G1;3)="5 #");H1+2.5;H1) will do the > job. > >Copy/drag the formula down column H. > > This formula has a circular reference, in that it defines each cell > in terms of itself. And the formula does not converge, so this will > simply produce an error even with "Iterative references" switched on. > > The original question is not well defined, in fact ... > > Brian Barker > > It seems to work nevertheless ...
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