Getting around #N/A

**smudgepost** · 06-25-2014, 12:08 PM

My sheet calculates survey answers, sums the answers per category/subject and calculates the percentage of the total score for that category. The formula works in such a way as to keep calculating even if you delete a row, this is key.

The concern I have is the #N/A in the next cell down after I delete a row. If the calculation is still working - fine! If it isn't I need to do one of two things:

1. Add an exclusion to the #N/A if possible to continue the formula calculation or
2. add a tick box for keep/delete the question/row and then calculate IF the question is valid.

Sadly my ability with Excel stops here

**Ron Coderre** · 06-25-2014, 12:16 PM

Using your posted workbook...
this regular formula is durable against row deletions:

D2: =IF(A2=INDEX(A:A,ROW()-1),"",SUMPRODUCT(--($A$2:$A$183=A2),$B$2:$B$183)/SUMPRODUCT(--($A$2:$A$183=A2),$C$2:$C$183))

Is that something you can work with?

**ragulduy** · 06-25-2014, 12:16 PM

I think maybe if instead of something like:
=IF(A2=A1

you use
=IF(A2=OFFSET(A2,-1,0)

that might work.

**haripopuri** · 06-25-2014, 12:20 PM

Formula in column D works even a row is deleted, if you use below formula in place of existing one.

Formula:

=IF(OFFSET(A2,0,0)=OFFSET(A2,-1,0),"",SUMPRODUCT(--($A$2:$A$184=A2),$B$2:$B$184)/SUMPRODUCT(--($A$2:$A$184=A2),$C$2:$C$184))

**haripopuri** · 06-25-2014, 12:22 PM

See attached.

**smudgepost** · 06-26-2014, 03:52 AM

Fantastic all, thank you so very much! I tried to use something like left/mid/right functions to read the cell reference and minus one from the other, I wasn't aware of the offset before now! This works like a charm, thank you again.