Yes. Your solution does work. I do the same thing in my apps.

>Jerry,
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>Here's the statement I used:
>IIF(Denominator = 0, Alternamtive, Numerator/Denominator)
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>I'm confused - doesn't the above statement check for a zero denominator before the division, and not allow it to take place if the denominator is zero?
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>>Cindy used the Immediate IF function. Another way is to check BEFORE the
>>division using an IF statement.