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Use of wildcards in formulae
HI I need a little advice. I'm trying to say that if C6 starts with the letter 'C' , then put 'Yes' , if not put 'No' I'm using this formula : =IF(C6="C*","Yes","No") but it's not giving the correct responses. Can someone advise? Thanks |
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Hi Colin
Try this =IF(COUNTIF(C6,"C*")0,"Yes","No") HTH John "Colin Hayes" wrote in message ... HI I need a little advice. I'm trying to say that if C6 starts with the letter 'C' , then put 'Yes' , if not put 'No' I'm using this formula : =IF(C6="C*","Yes","No") but it's not giving the correct responses. Can someone advise? Thanks |
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In article , John
writes Hi Colin Try this =IF(COUNTIF(C6,"C*")0,"Yes","No") HTH John Hi John Yes , that's fixed it. Thanks for your help. Much appreciated. Best Wishes "Colin Hayes" wrote in message ... HI I need a little advice. I'm trying to say that if C6 starts with the letter 'C' , then put 'Yes' , if not put 'No' I'm using this formula : =IF(C6="C*","Yes","No") but it's not giving the correct responses. Can someone advise? Thanks |
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Use of wildcards in formulae
=IF(LEFT(C6)="C","Yes","No")
-- David Biddulph Colin Hayes wrote: HI I need a little advice. I'm trying to say that if C6 starts with the letter 'C' , then put 'Yes' , if not put 'No' I'm using this formula : =IF(C6="C*","Yes","No") but it's not giving the correct responses. Can someone advise? Thanks |
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You're welcome .
Regards John "Colin Hayes" wrote in message ... In article , John writes Hi Colin Try this =IF(COUNTIF(C6,"C*")0,"Yes","No") HTH John Hi John Yes , that's fixed it. Thanks for your help. Much appreciated. Best Wishes "Colin Hayes" wrote in message ... HI I need a little advice. I'm trying to say that if C6 starts with the letter 'C' , then put 'Yes' , if not put 'No' I'm using this formula : =IF(C6="C*","Yes","No") but it's not giving the correct responses. Can someone advise? Thanks |
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