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The following formula do not work to capture the either of the test string. I
guess I am missing something here. IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("Direct Fundings","direct funding",AA122)),"","Direct Fundings") Thanks to correct it. Dinesh |
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One alternative in this instance:
=IF(COUNTIF(AA122,"*direct funding*"),"Direct Fundings","") -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:21,000 Files:365 Subscribers:65 xdemechanik --- "Dinesh" wrote: The following formula do not work to capture the either of the test string. I guess I am missing something here. IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("Direct Fundings","direct funding",AA122)),"","Direct Fundings") |
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What you are missing is the parameters which Search will accept. When you
enter a function into Excel, it will show you what parameters it will accept. In the case of Search, there's three: find_text, within_text, start-num So you are asking Excel to find "Direct Fundings" within the string "direct funding" starting at position aa122. This can't be done, so Excel returns an error. My guess is you want to find either "Direct Fundings" or "direct funding" anywhere in AA122. If so, you only have to search for the latter, as it's a subset of the former. So try: IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("direct funding",AA122)),"","Direct Fundings") Regards, Fred "Dinesh" wrote in message ... The following formula do not work to capture the either of the test string. I guess I am missing something here. IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("Direct Fundings","direct funding",AA122)),"","Direct Fundings") Thanks to correct it. Dinesh |
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Thanks you Max & Fred. It works in both the cases.
"Fred Smith" wrote: What you are missing is the parameters which Search will accept. When you enter a function into Excel, it will show you what parameters it will accept. In the case of Search, there's three: find_text, within_text, start-num So you are asking Excel to find "Direct Fundings" within the string "direct funding" starting at position aa122. This can't be done, so Excel returns an error. My guess is you want to find either "Direct Fundings" or "direct funding" anywhere in AA122. If so, you only have to search for the latter, as it's a subset of the former. So try: IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("direct funding",AA122)),"","Direct Fundings") Regards, Fred "Dinesh" wrote in message ... The following formula do not work to capture the either of the test string. I guess I am missing something here. IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("Direct Fundings","direct funding",AA122)),"","Direct Fundings") Thanks to correct it. Dinesh |
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Welcome. Do me a favour?
Press the YES button in my response as well Thanks -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:21,000 Files:365 Subscribers:65 xdemechanik --- "Dinesh" wrote: Thanks you Max & Fred. It works in both the cases. |
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