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KrispyData KrispyData is offline
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Default Using wildcards in formulas

Perfect! Thank you!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If it ends in (L), then:
=IF(RIGHT(A1,3)="(L)","Local","No")

if you really wanted a wild card, you could use:
=if(countif(a1,"*(L)")0,"Local","no")

(But I wouldn't use it in this situation.)







KrispyData wrote:

I want to create a formula that states: if cell in columnA ends in (L) then
show result in ColumnB as Local.

sample data:
ColumnA
1.Wow Widget Store (L)
2.Widgets N More
3.Major Widget Store (L)
4.Allstar Widgets

I tried using the following formula:
if(A1="*(L)","Local","no)
Excel will not accept that. Any suggestions?


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Dave Peterson