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I'm trying to write a formula that searches a range to values based on but I can't get it to work. The range is column C the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. I am currently using sumproduct to check the range and using left(B37, 2) to get only the first 2 letters. If B37 contains NG, I get the count of all postcodes with NG but some postcodes only have 1 letter. When this happens, I get ALL postcodes that start with N instead of postcodes that only have N is there a formula? I've been down the road of If Then formulas and countif etc but I can't make the filter. Any help would be really appreciated Nigel |
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If they only have one letter and you want to count how many are "N" then:
=COUNTIF(C:C,"N") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I'm trying to write a formula that searches a range to values based on but I can't get it to work. The range is column C the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. I am currently using sumproduct to check the range and using left(B37, 2) to get only the first 2 letters. If B37 contains NG, I get the count of all postcodes with NG but some postcodes only have 1 letter. When this happens, I get ALL postcodes that start with N instead of postcodes that only have N is there a formula? I've been down the road of If Then formulas and countif etc but I can't make the filter. Any help would be really appreciated Nigel |
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Hi I need to split the count so I get a result for postcodes that only have a single N and a separate result with postcodes that have 2 letters NG. The countif returns a result with all postcodes containing N irrespective of a single or double letter. For example N1 N3 N5 NH3 NH15 NH4 NH9 a countif returns 7. I need to return 3 if the criteria is N and 4 if the criteria is NH regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: If they only have one letter and you want to count how many are "N" then: =COUNTIF(C:C,"N") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I'm trying to write a formula that searches a range to values based on but I can't get it to work. The range is column C the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. I am currently using sumproduct to check the range and using left(B37, 2) to get only the first 2 letters. If B37 contains NG, I get the count of all postcodes with NG but some postcodes only have 1 letter. When this happens, I get ALL postcodes that start with N instead of postcodes that only have N is there a formula? I've been down the road of If Then formulas and countif etc but I can't make the filter. Any help would be really appreciated Nigel . |
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the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter.
You didn't say that one letter would be followed by numbers so I thought you had data like this: N NHxx NHx N N N1 N3 N5 NH3 NH15 NH4 NH9 a countif returns 7. I need to return 3 if the criteria is N and 4 if the criteria is NH Try these: To count entries that are 2 characters long and start with N: =COUNTIF(A1:A7,"N?") To count entries that start with NH: =COUNTIF(A1:A7,"NH*") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I need to split the count so I get a result for postcodes that only have a single N and a separate result with postcodes that have 2 letters NG. The countif returns a result with all postcodes containing N irrespective of a single or double letter. For example N1 N3 N5 NH3 NH15 NH4 NH9 a countif returns 7. I need to return 3 if the criteria is N and 4 if the criteria is NH regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: If they only have one letter and you want to count how many are "N" then: =COUNTIF(C:C,"N") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I'm trying to write a formula that searches a range to values based on but I can't get it to work. The range is column C the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. I am currently using sumproduct to check the range and using left(B37, 2) to get only the first 2 letters. If B37 contains NG, I get the count of all postcodes with NG but some postcodes only have 1 letter. When this happens, I get ALL postcodes that start with N instead of postcodes that only have N is there a formula? I've been down the road of If Then formulas and countif etc but I can't make the filter. Any help would be really appreciated Nigel . |
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Hi
thanks for your reply. Can the formula be set up so only one formula can return the correct result regardless of the postcode start? I was checking the first 2 letters only because UK postcodes have either 2 letters or 1 only. So basically, my one formula should return the correct count if the postcode had 1 or 2 letters based on the value it is searching for. I will change the criteria to a cell so if I then change the cell contents, the correct count should be shown based on the search. The thing I can't do is separate out the single letter postcodes. My thought was to use an If scenario and split the postcode i.e. If(MID(2,1)=1, do something, do something else) I have tried checking the value for a number but doesn't work. Regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. You didn't say that one letter would be followed by numbers so I thought you had data like this: N NHxx NHx N N N1 N3 N5 NH3 NH15 NH4 NH9 a countif returns 7. I need to return 3 if the criteria is N and 4 if the criteria is NH Try these: To count entries that are 2 characters long and start with N: =COUNTIF(A1:A7,"N?") To count entries that start with NH: =COUNTIF(A1:A7,"NH*") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I need to split the count so I get a result for postcodes that only have a single N and a separate result with postcodes that have 2 letters NG. The countif returns a result with all postcodes containing N irrespective of a single or double letter. For example N1 N3 N5 NH3 NH15 NH4 NH9 a countif returns 7. I need to return 3 if the criteria is N and 4 if the criteria is NH regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: If they only have one letter and you want to count how many are "N" then: =COUNTIF(C:C,"N") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I'm trying to write a formula that searches a range to values based on but I can't get it to work. The range is column C the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. I am currently using sumproduct to check the range and using left(B37, 2) to get only the first 2 letters. If B37 contains NG, I get the count of all postcodes with NG but some postcodes only have 1 letter. When this happens, I get ALL postcodes that start with N instead of postcodes that only have N is there a formula? I've been down the road of If Then formulas and countif etc but I can't make the filter. Any help would be really appreciated Nigel . . |
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Can you post several *real examples* and tell us what result you expect?
-- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi thanks for your reply. Can the formula be set up so only one formula can return the correct result regardless of the postcode start? I was checking the first 2 letters only because UK postcodes have either 2 letters or 1 only. So basically, my one formula should return the correct count if the postcode had 1 or 2 letters based on the value it is searching for. I will change the criteria to a cell so if I then change the cell contents, the correct count should be shown based on the search. The thing I can't do is separate out the single letter postcodes. My thought was to use an If scenario and split the postcode i.e. If(MID(2,1)=1, do something, do something else) I have tried checking the value for a number but doesn't work. Regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. You didn't say that one letter would be followed by numbers so I thought you had data like this: N NHxx NHx N N N1 N3 N5 NH3 NH15 NH4 NH9 a countif returns 7. I need to return 3 if the criteria is N and 4 if the criteria is NH Try these: To count entries that are 2 characters long and start with N: =COUNTIF(A1:A7,"N?") To count entries that start with NH: =COUNTIF(A1:A7,"NH*") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I need to split the count so I get a result for postcodes that only have a single N and a separate result with postcodes that have 2 letters NG. The countif returns a result with all postcodes containing N irrespective of a single or double letter. For example N1 N3 N5 NH3 NH15 NH4 NH9 a countif returns 7. I need to return 3 if the criteria is N and 4 if the criteria is NH regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: If they only have one letter and you want to count how many are "N" then: =COUNTIF(C:C,"N") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi I'm trying to write a formula that searches a range to values based on but I can't get it to work. The range is column C the problem is when I get to a postcode that has only 1 letter. I am currently using sumproduct to check the range and using left(B37, 2) to get only the first 2 letters. If B37 contains NG, I get the count of all postcodes with NG but some postcodes only have 1 letter. When this happens, I get ALL postcodes that start with N instead of postcodes that only have N is there a formula? I've been down the road of If Then formulas and countif etc but I can't make the filter. Any help would be really appreciated Nigel . . |
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Hi,
sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel |
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For postcodes that start with 2 letters you can use a formula like this...
Data .............C........ 2...NG12 7HR 3...NW3 8NC 4...NW8 2SA 5...N14 9KJ Criteria ........E.... 2...NG 3...NW 4...N Formulas .......F...... 2...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*") 3...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E3&"*") 4...=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C2:C15)=E4),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C2:C15,2,1)))) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi, sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel |
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Hi thanks for your reply. There are 2 formulas here. Only problem is, the criteria range is changeable so a formula would need to be able to handle both single and double letters in postcode range with the one formula. Would an if scenario be needed? Many thanks Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: For postcodes that start with 2 letters you can use a formula like this... Data .............C........ 2...NG12 7HR 3...NW3 8NC 4...NW8 2SA 5...N14 9KJ Criteria ........E.... 2...NG 3...NW 4...N Formulas .......F...... 2...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*") 3...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E3&"*") 4...=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C2:C15)=E4),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C2:C15,2,1)))) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi, sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel . |
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Man, I'll be glad when we get this sorted. <g ...and we will!
Ok, a single formula... Data in the range C2:C15, criteria in the range E2:E4. =IF(LEN(E2)=1,SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C$2:C$15)=E2),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C$2:C$15,2,1)))),COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*")) Copied down -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi thanks for your reply. There are 2 formulas here. Only problem is, the criteria range is changeable so a formula would need to be able to handle both single and double letters in postcode range with the one formula. Would an if scenario be needed? Many thanks Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: For postcodes that start with 2 letters you can use a formula like this... Data .............C........ 2...NG12 7HR 3...NW3 8NC 4...NW8 2SA 5...N14 9KJ Criteria ........E.... 2...NG 3...NW 4...N Formulas .......F...... 2...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*") 3...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E3&"*") 4...=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C2:C15)=E4),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C2:C15,2,1)))) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi, sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel . |
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Hello mate
thanks for your help so far, it's really appreciated :) the formula wont work because the of length of the cell content. It could be NG which is 2 and also it could be N1 which is 2 but it can also be N16 which is 3 unless it counted the letters Only excluding the numbers. Cheers mate Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: Man, I'll be glad when we get this sorted. <g ...and we will! Ok, a single formula... Data in the range C2:C15, criteria in the range E2:E4. =IF(LEN(E2)=1,SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C$2:C$15)=E2),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C$2:C$15,2,1)))),COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*")) Copied down -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi thanks for your reply. There are 2 formulas here. Only problem is, the criteria range is changeable so a formula would need to be able to handle both single and double letters in postcode range with the one formula. Would an if scenario be needed? Many thanks Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: For postcodes that start with 2 letters you can use a formula like this... Data .............C........ 2...NG12 7HR 3...NW3 8NC 4...NW8 2SA 5...N14 9KJ Criteria ........E.... 2...NG 3...NW 4...N Formulas .......F...... 2...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*") 3...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E3&"*") 4...=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C2:C15)=E4),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C2:C15,2,1)))) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi, sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel . . |
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it could be N1 which is 2 but it can also be N16 which is 3
You said you wanted to count the ones that start with a single letter N so both of those would be counted with the SUMPRODUCT portion of the formula. I'm is the US and we don't have postcodes like that so I'm not familiar with your postcode system. The only way I can figure this out is to actually see the REAL data for myself or if you post enough samples and the expected results so that I can see the all the possible "nuances" that have to be dealt with. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hello mate thanks for your help so far, it's really appreciated :) the formula wont work because the of length of the cell content. It could be NG which is 2 and also it could be N1 which is 2 but it can also be N16 which is 3 unless it counted the letters Only excluding the numbers. Cheers mate Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: Man, I'll be glad when we get this sorted. <g ...and we will! Ok, a single formula... Data in the range C2:C15, criteria in the range E2:E4. =IF(LEN(E2)=1,SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C$2:C$15)=E2),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C$2:C$15,2,1)))),COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*")) Copied down -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi thanks for your reply. There are 2 formulas here. Only problem is, the criteria range is changeable so a formula would need to be able to handle both single and double letters in postcode range with the one formula. Would an if scenario be needed? Many thanks Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: For postcodes that start with 2 letters you can use a formula like this... Data .............C........ 2...NG12 7HR 3...NW3 8NC 4...NW8 2SA 5...N14 9KJ Criteria ........E.... 2...NG 3...NW 4...N Formulas .......F...... 2...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*") 3...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E3&"*") 4...=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C2:C15)=E4),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C2:C15,2,1)))) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi, sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel . . |
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Hi Biff I can't really explain it any other way mate. Our postcode system has both single and double letters followed by area codes For example west London might be W1 5cg north west London might be NW12 5cg the search I trying to is to collate info on areas basedon the first part of the post code so I might want to check how many products went to NW area and the check the products for N1 area too. On the single letter postcodes, I have to include the number as it serves the same purpose of the W in the above example I can filter the 2 letter ones ok but the ones with a single letter and number, it returns ALL postcodes that start with the letter being searched rather than the result for the search. Example NW1 NW5 NW6 NW14 N1 N7 N12 Search criteria "NW" returns 4 search for "N" returns 7 where it needs to return 3 regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: it could be N1 which is 2 but it can also be N16 which is 3 You said you wanted to count the ones that start with a single letter N so both of those would be counted with the SUMPRODUCT portion of the formula. I'm is the US and we don't have postcodes like that so I'm not familiar with your postcode system. The only way I can figure this out is to actually see the REAL data for myself or if you post enough samples and the expected results so that I can see the all the possible "nuances" that have to be dealt with. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hello mate thanks for your help so far, it's really appreciated :) the formula wont work because the of length of the cell content. It could be NG which is 2 and also it could be N1 which is 2 but it can also be N16 which is 3 unless it counted the letters Only excluding the numbers. Cheers mate Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: Man, I'll be glad when we get this sorted. <g ...and we will! Ok, a single formula... Data in the range C2:C15, criteria in the range E2:E4. =IF(LEN(E2)=1,SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C$2:C$15)=E2),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C$2:C$15,2,1)))),COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*")) Copied down -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi thanks for your reply. There are 2 formulas here. Only problem is, the criteria range is changeable so a formula would need to be able to handle both single and double letters in postcode range with the one formula. Would an if scenario be needed? Many thanks Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: For postcodes that start with 2 letters you can use a formula like this... Data .............C........ 2...NG12 7HR 3...NW3 8NC 4...NW8 2SA 5...N14 9KJ Criteria ........E.... 2...NG 3...NW 4...N Formulas .......F...... 2...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*") 3...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E3&"*") 4...=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C2:C15)=E4),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C2:C15,2,1)))) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi, sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel . . . |
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Formula to count cell text by value
I still don't understand why the below won't work....
...........A..........C 1.....NW1.....NW 2.....NW5.....N 3.....NW6 4.....NW14 5.....N1 6.....N7 7.....N12 C1:C2 are the criteria Entered in D1 and copied down to D2: =IF(LEN(C1)=1,SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(A$1:A$7)=C1),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(A$1:A$7,2,1)))),COUNTIF(A$1:A$7,C1&"*")) The results are 4 and 3 which is what you say the results should be. What am I missing? -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi Biff I can't really explain it any other way mate. Our postcode system has both single and double letters followed by area codes For example west London might be W1 5cg north west London might be NW12 5cg the search I trying to is to collate info on areas basedon the first part of the post code so I might want to check how many products went to NW area and the check the products for N1 area too. On the single letter postcodes, I have to include the number as it serves the same purpose of the W in the above example I can filter the 2 letter ones ok but the ones with a single letter and number, it returns ALL postcodes that start with the letter being searched rather than the result for the search. Example NW1 NW5 NW6 NW14 N1 N7 N12 Search criteria "NW" returns 4 search for "N" returns 7 where it needs to return 3 regs Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: it could be N1 which is 2 but it can also be N16 which is 3 You said you wanted to count the ones that start with a single letter N so both of those would be counted with the SUMPRODUCT portion of the formula. I'm is the US and we don't have postcodes like that so I'm not familiar with your postcode system. The only way I can figure this out is to actually see the REAL data for myself or if you post enough samples and the expected results so that I can see the all the possible "nuances" that have to be dealt with. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hello mate thanks for your help so far, it's really appreciated :) the formula wont work because the of length of the cell content. It could be NG which is 2 and also it could be N1 which is 2 but it can also be N16 which is 3 unless it counted the letters Only excluding the numbers. Cheers mate Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: Man, I'll be glad when we get this sorted. <g ...and we will! Ok, a single formula... Data in the range C2:C15, criteria in the range E2:E4. =IF(LEN(E2)=1,SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C$2:C$15)=E2),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C$2:C$15,2,1)))),COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*")) Copied down -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi thanks for your reply. There are 2 formulas here. Only problem is, the criteria range is changeable so a formula would need to be able to handle both single and double letters in postcode range with the one formula. Would an if scenario be needed? Many thanks Nigel "T. Valko" wrote: For postcodes that start with 2 letters you can use a formula like this... Data .............C........ 2...NG12 7HR 3...NW3 8NC 4...NW8 2SA 5...N14 9KJ Criteria ........E.... 2...NG 3...NW 4...N Formulas .......F...... 2...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E2&"*") 3...=COUNTIF(C$2:C$15,E3&"*") 4...=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(C2:C15)=E4),--(ISNUMBER(-MID(C2:C15,2,1)))) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "NigelShaw" wrote in message ... Hi, sorry it took a while to get back, been really busy. my range in column C holds postcodes like below- NG12 7HR NW3 8NC NW8 2SA N14 9KJ i have products searching for areas so each result cell wants to look up the postcode for example- NG - 1 NW - 2 N - 1 the results are returned based on how many postcodes contain the first 2 letters so NG = 1 as there is only 1 postcode with NG. NW returns 2 as there are 2 postcodes that contain NW. N however returns 4 as there are 4 postcodes that contain N whereas, i need to return 1 as in reality, only 1 postcode has the letter N then a number whereas the others have 2 letters then a number. i need to create a formula that doesnt have the postcode hard keyed as there are hundreds of postcode variations with hundreds of products so i wanted to do a formula that i could drag down. there is a cell that contains the first 2 letters of the postcode which the formula uses to count the instances of the postcode in the list. i have tried countif, sumproduct, if, counta which dont seem to return the result. i then tried a MID,2,1 to test the 2nd character for a number but that didnt work either so my basic question is- how can i return a result in a list of postcodes that all start with the same letter but count only the ones with a single letter not a double letter? many thanks, Nigel . . . |
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