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Wildcard Problem....
I work at an Insurance Agency and am having a problem with an Excel formula for our application log. Here is the formula that is returning a zero value to me: =SUMPRODUCT((B4:B200="Hertvik")*(J4:J200="PL*")*(E 4:E200)) Column B contains our different agencies. In this instance I want all policies with the "Hertvik" agency. Column J contains policy types (i.e. PL Auto, PL Home, CL BOP, etc.). I want to sum the numbers in column E for all of the policies with the Hertvik agency and start withe the policy type "PL". However, the * wildcard is not working. If I type in "PL Auto" instead of "PL*" it works fine. Is there a reason that the wildcard is not working? Thanks!  -- JackH1976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackH1976's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29922 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=496164 |
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Wildcard Problem....
=SUMPRODUCT(--(B4:B200="Hertvik"),--(left(J4:J200,2)="PL*"),(E4:E200))
=sumproduct() likes to work with numbers. The -- converts True's and False's to 1's and 0's. JackH1976 wrote: I work at an Insurance Agency and am having a problem with an Excel formula for our application log. Here is the formula that is returning a zero value to me: =SUMPRODUCT((B4:B200="Hertvik")*(J4:J200="PL*")*(E 4:E200)) Column B contains our different agencies. In this instance I want all policies with the "Hertvik" agency. Column J contains policy types (i.e. PL Auto, PL Home, CL BOP, etc.). I want to sum the numbers in column E for all of the policies with the Hertvik agency and start withe the policy type "PL". However, the * wildcard is not working. If I type in "PL Auto" instead of "PL*" it works fine. Is there a reason that the wildcard is not working? Thanks! -- JackH1976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackH1976's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29922 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=496164 -- Dave Peterson |
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Wildcard Problem....
Try...
=SUMPRODUCT((B4:B200="Hertvik")*(LEFT(J4:J200,2)=" PL")*(E4:E200)) or =SUMPRODUCT(--(B4:B200="Hertvik"),--(LEFT(J4:J200,2)="PL"),E4:E200) The latter is somewhat more efficient. Hope this helps! In article , JackH1976 wrote: I work at an Insurance Agency and am having a problem with an Excel formula for our application log. Here is the formula that is returning a zero value to me: =SUMPRODUCT((B4:B200="Hertvik")*(J4:J200="PL*")*(E 4:E200)) Column B contains our different agencies. In this instance I want all policies with the "Hertvik" agency. Column J contains policy types (i.e. PL Auto, PL Home, CL BOP, etc.). I want to sum the numbers in column E for all of the policies with the Hertvik agency and start withe the policy type "PL". However, the * wildcard is not working. If I type in "PL Auto" instead of "PL*" it works fine. Is there a reason that the wildcard is not working? Thanks! |
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Wildcard Problem....
Dave had a small typo.
He really meant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(B4:B200="Hertvik"),--(LEFT(J4:J200,2)="PL"),(E4:E200)) -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... =SUMPRODUCT(--(B4:B200="Hertvik"),--(left(J4:J200,2)="PL*"),(E4:E200)) =sumproduct() likes to work with numbers. The -- converts True's and False's to 1's and 0's. JackH1976 wrote: I work at an Insurance Agency and am having a problem with an Excel formula for our application log. Here is the formula that is returning a zero value to me: =SUMPRODUCT((B4:B200="Hertvik")*(J4:J200="PL*")*(E 4:E200)) Column B contains our different agencies. In this instance I want all policies with the "Hertvik" agency. Column J contains policy types (i.e. PL Auto, PL Home, CL BOP, etc.). I want to sum the numbers in column E for all of the policies with the Hertvik agency and start withe the policy type "PL". However, the * wildcard is not working. If I type in "PL Auto" instead of "PL*" it works fine. Is there a reason that the wildcard is not working? Thanks! -- JackH1976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackH1976's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29922 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=496164 -- Dave Peterson |
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Wildcard Problem....
Thanks a lot! That works! -- JackH1976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackH1976's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29922 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=496164 |
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Thanks for the correction, RD.
Ragdyer wrote: Dave had a small typo. He really meant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(B4:B200="Hertvik"),--(LEFT(J4:J200,2)="PL"),(E4:E200)) -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... =SUMPRODUCT(--(B4:B200="Hertvik"),--(left(J4:J200,2)="PL*"),(E4:E200)) =sumproduct() likes to work with numbers. The -- converts True's and False's to 1's and 0's. JackH1976 wrote: I work at an Insurance Agency and am having a problem with an Excel formula for our application log. Here is the formula that is returning a zero value to me: =SUMPRODUCT((B4:B200="Hertvik")*(J4:J200="PL*")*(E 4:E200)) Column B contains our different agencies. In this instance I want all policies with the "Hertvik" agency. Column J contains policy types (i.e. PL Auto, PL Home, CL BOP, etc.). I want to sum the numbers in column E for all of the policies with the Hertvik agency and start withe the policy type "PL". However, the * wildcard is not working. If I type in "PL Auto" instead of "PL*" it works fine. Is there a reason that the wildcard is not working? Thanks! -- JackH1976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackH1976's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29922 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=496164 -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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