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FIND formula help needed
Excel 2000
The formula =IF((FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N") produces a Y if the word Overall appears in column B, but instead of an N if it doesn't, a #VALUE! appears. I've tried "", false and leaving it out - but the #VALUE! always appears. Any ideas? CaroleO |
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FIND formula help needed
=IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N")
-- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Carole O" wrote in message ... Excel 2000 The formula =IF((FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N") produces a Y if the word Overall appears in column B, but instead of an N if it doesn't, a #VALUE! appears. I've tried "", false and leaving it out - but the #VALUE! always appears. Any ideas? CaroleO |
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FIND formula help needed
You can embed an ISERROR test within the IF:
=IF(ISERROR(FIND("Overall",B2)),"N","Y") "Carole O" wrote: Excel 2000 The formula =IF((FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N") produces a Y if the word Overall appears in column B, but instead of an N if it doesn't, a #VALUE! appears. I've tried "", false and leaving it out - but the #VALUE! always appears. Any ideas? CaroleO |
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FIND formula help needed
"Carole O" wrote in message
... Excel 2000 The formula =IF((FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N") produces a Y if the word Overall appears in column B, but instead of an N if it doesn't, a #VALUE! appears. I've tried "", false and leaving it out - but the #VALUE! always appears. Any ideas? CaroleO FIND("Overall",B2) returns a number (that is the position of "Overall" in whatever text is in B2), not true/false. So what you need is: =IF((ISNUMBER(FIND("Overall",B2))),"Y","N") |
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FIND formula help needed
You are using the wrong function for what you are trying to do. The FIND
function is to find a string within a string, not to search columns. "Carole O" wrote: Excel 2000 The formula =IF((FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N") produces a Y if the word Overall appears in column B, but instead of an N if it doesn't, a #VALUE! appears. I've tried "", false and leaving it out - but the #VALUE! always appears. Any ideas? CaroleO |
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FIND formula help needed
Thank you all for responding so quickly. bpeltzer's solution worked like a
charm! CaroleO "JLGWhiz" wrote: You are using the wrong function for what you are trying to do. The FIND function is to find a string within a string, not to search columns. "Carole O" wrote: Excel 2000 The formula =IF((FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N") produces a Y if the word Overall appears in column B, but instead of an N if it doesn't, a #VALUE! appears. I've tried "", false and leaving it out - but the #VALUE! always appears. Any ideas? CaroleO |
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Where did she state that she searched columns?
-- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "JLGWhiz" wrote in message ... You are using the wrong function for what you are trying to do. The FIND function is to find a string within a string, not to search columns. "Carole O" wrote: Excel 2000 The formula =IF((FIND("Overall",B2)),"Y","N") produces a Y if the word Overall appears in column B, but instead of an N if it doesn't, a #VALUE! appears. I've tried "", false and leaving it out - but the #VALUE! always appears. Any ideas? CaroleO |
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