It's called an "Array Constant"

From XL's Help file:

Items that an array constant can contain

· Array constants can contain numbers, text, logical values such as TRUE or
FALSE, or error values such as #N/A.
· Numbers in array constants can be in integer, decimal, or scientific
format.
· Text must be enclosed in double quotation marks, for example "Tuesday".
· You can use different types of values in the same array constant, for
example, {1,3,4;TRUE,FALSE,TRUE}.
· The values in an array constant must be constants, not formulas.

· Array constants cannot contain $ (dollar signs), parentheses, or %
(percent signs).
· Array constants cannot contain cell references.
· Array constants cannot contain columns or rows of unequal length.


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Regards,

RD

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"Franz Verga" wrote in message
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This is avery interesting formula, I never saw before such use of array in
an OR function...
As far you know it's possible to use this way to shorten such a formula:

=IF(AND(B1=5,B1<=10,something,something_else)

I've tried with this:

=IF(AND(B1&{"=","<="}&{5,10}),"*","")

but I have a #VALUE! as a result.



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*Ragdyer* ha scritto:

Try this in A1:

=IF(OR(B1={"X","Y","Z"}),"*","")



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"gimp" wrote in message
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i was given the formula to use in cell A1 if cell b1 = x to make A1
either be blank if it said something other than x, or if it said x it
would generate an (*). now is there a formula that can be used in the
same senario if B1 had a series of possible values to generate a (*)
in cell A1?

thanks again

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Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Ciao

Franz Verga from Italy