I am attempting to create a value(an error message actually) in a single cell
by "searching" for a given value anywhere in a column or range of cells. The
searched for value in the column is in response(via a formula) to certain
criteria from other values in other cells within same row(using IF, OR, AND
commands).
Does anyone have a fomula that would help me?

You can use this formula as a guide...

=IF(COUNTIF(E4:H20,D1),"Value found in range!","Value not found!")

Change the range to suit, D1 is assumed to contain the value you are
searching for, or you can hard-code the value (example value 123) in like
this instead...

=IF(COUNTIF(E4:H20,123),"Value found in range!","Value not found!")

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Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Stunzer" <u53932@uwe wrote in message news:9a7196c227c8a@uwe...
I am attempting to create a value(an error message actually) in a single
cell
by "searching" for a given value anywhere in a column or range of cells.
The
searched for value in the column is in response(via a formula) to certain
criteria from other values in other cells within same row(using IF, OR,
AND
commands).
Does anyone have a fomula that would help me?

Rick,

Awesome, worked well & is exactly what I needed...thanks for the quick
response also...

Stu

Rick Rothstein wrote:
You can use this formula as a guide...

=IF(COUNTIF(E4:H20,D1),"Value found in range!","Value not found!")

Change the range to suit, D1 is assumed to contain the value you are
searching for, or you can hard-code the value (example value 123) in like
this instead...

=IF(COUNTIF(E4:H20,123),"Value found in range!","Value not found!")

I am attempting to create a value(an error message actually) in a single
cell
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commands).
Does anyone have a fomula that would help me?