#DIV/0 error message

Posted by D.Bjorkquist on March 12, 2000 4:17 PM

How do I get rid of that annoying #div/0 error message? 0;-0;;@ is not working.

Posted by Celia on March 12, 2000 4:32 PM

D.Bjorkquist
Use the ISERROR worksheet function in your formula.

For example :-
If the present formula is =A1/B1
Change to =IF(ISERROR(A1/B1),,A1/B1)

Suggest that you look up the Is Error Worksheet Function in the Help file.

Celia

Posted by JAF on March 13, 2000 4:01 AM

Another possibility is this (slightly shorter!) formula:
=IF(B1=0,0,A1/B1)

NB - This works when B1 has a value of zero or if it is blank.

I use this at work to calculate Loan to Value ratios, but thanks to Celia for the ISERROR option - I didn't know about that and can certainly see some uses for it.