like ISNA function is there any direct/indirect function for #SPILL! error

[zoharb]

like ISNA function is there any direct/indirect function for #SPILL! error

 

[MARK858]

AFAIK no, you need to make sure you have enough space for your array to spill into

 

[StephenCrump]

I agree with @MARK858. A formula can't identify that a #SPILL! is going to happen until it has happened. It wouldn't be much use anyway - a formula that returns "This formula is going to spill" contains no more useful information than #SPILL!

But I'm not sure that's what the question was asking? You can certainly detect and count #SPILL!s once they have happened.

Sub AuditSpillErrors()

    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim N As Long
    
    For Each ws In Worksheets
        N = Evaluate("SUM(--(IFERROR(ERROR.TYPE('" & ws.Name & "'!" & ws.UsedRange.Address & "),0)=9))")
        If N > 0 Then MsgBox N & " spill errors in " & ws.Name
    Next ws

End Sub

 

[felixstraube]

Maybe a row (or column) check like this would work for you? Where formula in B1 is the formula that eventually will spill:

Book1
	A	B
1	10	error text to show
2
3
4
5
6		Some value in cell
Sheet1

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
B1	B1	=LET(d,SEQUENCE(A1),IF(ROWS(d)>5,"error text to show",d))

Book1
	A	B
1	5	1
2		2
3		3
4		4
5		5
6		Some value in cell
Sheet1

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
B1:B5	B1	=LET(d,SEQUENCE(A1),IF(ROWS(d)>5,"error text to show",d))
Dynamic array formulas.

 

[StephenCrump]

Maybe a row (or column) check like this would work for you?

The problem is determining the space you've got for the spill (your 5 rows in this example) without a circular reference.

 

[plettieri]

Hi Zohar,

Not sure if this works, but maybe worth a try....

In Excel, the #SPILL! error occurs when a formula that is trying to output multiple values (a "spill" range) encounters a problem. This can happen for various reasons, such as if there is already data in the cells where the spill range would go, or if the formula references itself.

There isn't a direct function like ISNA specifically for #SPILL! errors, but you can use a combination of functions to handle or check for #SPILL! errors indirectly. One approach is to use the IFERROR function to catch the error and handle it appropriately.

Here's an example of how you might use IFERROR to handle a #SPILL! error:

=IFERROR(your_formula, "Error: #SPILL!")

In this formula, your_formula is the formula that might cause a #SPILL! error. If the formula results in a #SPILL! error (or any other error), the IFERROR function will return "Error: #SPILL!" instead of the error.

If you need to specifically identify the #SPILL! error, you might need to use a more complex approach involving VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to create a custom function that checks for #SPILL! errors. Here's a simple example of how you could do this:

1. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.
2. Insert a new module by right-clicking on any of the existing modules or the workbook name in the Project Explorer and selecting Insert > Module.
3. Copy and paste the following VBA code into the new module:
   

Function IsSpillError(cell As Range) As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
IsSpillError = (cell.Value = CVErr(xlErrSpill))
On Error GoTo 0
End Function

1. Close the VBA editor and return to your Excel worksheet.
2. Use the custom function IsSpillError in your worksheet like this:
   

=IsSpillError(A1)

Replace A1 with the cell reference you want to check. This function will return TRUE if the cell contains a #SPILL! error and FALSE otherwise.

Hope this helps
plettieri