When I used the the step by step function to figure out the error, it said
that G10>0 was TRUE even though G10 was -20.

"SimonCC" wrote:

> First of all, the formula will result in an error whenever any of the IF
> condition evaluates to "", because addition (+) doesn't work with "" (empty
> string).
> So basically there are 4 possible final results from the formula:
> "" + "" = error
> number + "" = error
> "" + number = error
> number + number = number
> Do you actually just want a "" as a final result instead of a partal result?
> If so, try:
> =IF(D9="","",IF(E10=0,"",IF(AND(G9>0,G10>0),"",IF(G9>=G10,G9+E10,G10+E10))))
>
> Secondly, what tells you that Excel is saying G10 (-20) is greater than
> zero? Sorry I couldn't figure that part out.
>
>
>
> "TammyS" wrote:
>
> > I'm working on an IF formula:
> >
> > =IF(D9="","",IF(AND(G9>0,G10>0),"",IF(G9>=G10,G9,G10))+IF(E10=0,"",E10))
> >
> > G9 and G10 can be positive or negative. If G9 or G10 is a negative number,
> > I want the greater of the two to be used and then to be added to E10. But
> > right now, Excel is saying -20 (which is G10) is greater than zero. I'm
> > getting a VALUE error.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > TammyS
> >