Problem description: SUMIF does not evaluate blank cells in the criteria range to either zero or false or "" (blank), so the only way to sum the values in a range where the corresponding cell in the criteria range is blank is some form of summing the entire range and subtracting the conditional sum of all the values in the range where the corresponding cell in the criteria range is not blank. Steps to reproduce: 1. Create 3 columns/ranges, "Units","Bought","Sold" (Number, Date, Date), for example: Units | Bought | Sold 45 | 02/07/1996 | 12/03/1999 75 | 05/10/2007 | 33 | 12/22/2013 | 2. Total number currently owned units should be the total of Units that have no date in Sold (108): =SUMIF(Sold,"",Units) gives zero (if A1 is blank =A1="" returns TRUE ) =SUMIF(Sold,0,Units) gives zero (if A1 is blank =A1=0 returns TRUE ) =SUMIF(Sold,FALSE,Units) gives zero (if A1 is blank =A1=FALSE returns TRUE ) =SUMIF(Sold,,Units) (error expected but none returned) SUMIF appears not to return a value to compare against criteria if a cell being checked is blank. (I have not checked, but wouldn't be surprised if there are other formulas with a similar problem.)
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