XL97: DFunctions Return Errors When Database Has Too Many Rows (162474)

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you type a formula that contains any of the worksheet database functions (also known as DFunctions), the formula returns either an error value or an incorrect value, instead of the correct value.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the Database argument of a DFunction refers to a range that contains more than 32,768 rows. For example, if the defined names "Database" and "DataRange" refer to ranges that contain more than 32,768 rows, the following sample formulas do not work correctly:

   =DSUM(A1:B33000,"Field",Criteria)

   =DCOUNTA(A1:G65536,"Field2",Criteria2)

   =DAVERAGE(Database,"Field",Criteria)

   =DCOUNT(DataRange,"Salary",Criteria2)

NOTE: Because you cannot use more than 16,384 rows in a worksheet in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, this problem does not occur in these versions.

MORE INFORMATION

The following table lists the errors that are returned.

      DFunction     Error Value
   -------------------------
   DAVERAGE          #DIV/0!
   DCOUNT                  0
   DCOUNTA                 0
   DGET              #VALUE!
   DMAX                    0
   DMIN                    0
   DPRODUCT                0
   DSTDEV            #DIV/0!
   DSTDEVP           #DIV/0!
   DSUM                    0
   DVAR              #DIV/0!
   DVARP             #DIV/0!

In Microsoft Excel, you can use DFunctions to perform criteria- dependent calculations using data stored in a range in a worksheet. For example, you can use the DSUM function to sum values that match specific criteria in a column of records in a database.

All DFunctions use the following common syntax:

   =DFunction(Database,Field,Criteria)

REFERENCES

For more information about DFunctions in Microsoft Excel 97, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text:

database functions