Hello,
I am trying to build a function which compares a value with 5 predefined
valueranges and when the value falls within one och the five categories the
cell should return a specific and unique text. Can I use IF functions and
combine för the five different valueranges? If so, how do I combine?

Sincerely
Jonas

One way is to create a table of your values and the corresponding text
something like this:

Col A Col B
0 Text 1
10 Text 2
20 Text 3
30 Text 4
40 Text 5

The a formula like this:-

=VLOOKUP(C1,A1:B5,2,TRUE)

This looks for the value in C1 in Column A and returns the corresponding
text in Column B. So for 1 to 9 it returns Text 1. For 10 to 19 Text 2 etc.

Mike


"JonasO" wrote:

Hello,
I am trying to build a function which compares a value with 5 predefined
valueranges and when the value falls within one och the five categories the
cell should return a specific and unique text. Can I use IF functions and
combine för the five different valueranges? If so, how do I combine?

Sincerely
Jonas

"JonasO" wrote in message
...
Hello,
I am trying to build a function which compares a value with 5 predefined
valueranges and when the value falls within one och the five categories
the
cell should return a specific and unique text. Can I use IF functions and
combine för the five different valueranges? If so, how do I combine?

Sincerely
Jonas

The best approach is to use VLOOKUP.
As an example, list the 5 predefined numbers (the boundaries between your
value ranges) in ascending order in A1:A5 and the corresponding required
text in B1:B5. Say the number whose value you want to compare is in G9. Use
this formula:
=VLOOKUP(G9,A1:B5,2,TRUE)
It will return the text corresponding to the predefined number which is less
than or equal to the number in G9.

This concept can be extended in various ways. For example, if there are gaps
between your required ranges, simply make more alternatives with blank cells
(or whatever you prefer) corresponding to the 'gap ranges'.

Mike and Stephen,

Many thanks för your quick replies. It worked perfect.

Jonas


"Stephen" skrev:

"JonasO" wrote in message
...
Hello,
I am trying to build a function which compares a value with 5 predefined
valueranges and when the value falls within one och the five categories
the
cell should return a specific and unique text. Can I use IF functions and
combine för the five different valueranges? If so, how do I combine?

Sincerely
Jonas

The best approach is to use VLOOKUP.
As an example, list the 5 predefined numbers (the boundaries between your
value ranges) in ascending order in A1:A5 and the corresponding required
text in B1:B5. Say the number whose value you want to compare is in G9. Use
this formula:
=VLOOKUP(G9,A1:B5,2,TRUE)
It will return the text corresponding to the predefined number which is less
than or equal to the number in G9.

This concept can be extended in various ways. For example, if there are gaps
between your required ranges, simply make more alternatives with blank cells
(or whatever you prefer) corresponding to the 'gap ranges'.