Article ID: 170231
Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q170231
SYMPTOMS
If you use data validation in Microsoft Excel to specify that a cell value
must be between two numbers, and you incorrectly set maximum and minimum
values, you may not receive an error message that indicates the setting is incorrect.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
- You set maximum and minimum values for a range of valid values in the
Data Validation dialog box.
-and-
- The values that you specify in the Minimum and Maximum boxes are references
to other cells that contain values that are not valid.
For example, type
1 in cell A1 and
10 in cell A2, select cell A3, and then
click Validation on the Data menu. Select the following data validation
settings for cell A3, and then click OK.
Setting Value
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Allow: Whole Number (or Decimal, Date, Time, Text length)
Date: between
Minimum: =A2
Maximum: =A1
Note that you do not receive an error message that indicates the maximum
value must be greater than the minimum value.
However, if you specify actual values of 10 in the Minimum box and 1 in the Maximum box, you receive
the following error message:
The Maximum must be greater than or equal to the Minimum.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, type the actual numbers in the Maximum and
Minimum boxes; do not type references to cells that contain values.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about data validation, click the Index tab in
Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
data validation, restriction options
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Types of data
restrictions" topic.
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