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=IF formula #NAME? error
Perhaps you mean in say, B1:
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("test",A1)),"Y","N") -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Access101" wrote: All three of these are wrong, I can't think of a fourth: =If(instr(A1, "test"), "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=-1, "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=True, "Y", "N") Cell A1 contains: This is a test |
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=IF formula #NAME? error
That works just great, thank you Max. Happy Holidays!
"Max" wrote: Perhaps you mean in say, B1: =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("test",A1)),"Y","N") -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Access101" wrote: All three of these are wrong, I can't think of a fourth: =If(instr(A1, "test"), "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=-1, "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=True, "Y", "N") Cell A1 contains: This is a test |
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=IF formula #NAME? error
It works great, however, I don't understand why it wouldn't be this instead
(which by the way does NOT work) =IF(ISTEXT(SEARCH("test",A1)),"Y","N") "Max" wrote: Perhaps you mean in say, B1: =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("test",A1)),"Y","N") -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Access101" wrote: All three of these are wrong, I can't think of a fourth: =If(instr(A1, "test"), "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=-1, "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=True, "Y", "N") Cell A1 contains: This is a test |
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=IF formula #NAME? error
Never mind, I see my folly.
Search returns a number, and IsNumber returns the true "Max" wrote: Perhaps you mean in say, B1: =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("test",A1)),"Y","N") -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Access101" wrote: All three of these are wrong, I can't think of a fourth: =If(instr(A1, "test"), "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=-1, "Y", "N") =If(instr(A1, "test")=True, "Y", "N") Cell A1 contains: This is a test |
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