I MUST BE VERY DUMB AT THIS... PLEASE HELP..

here is my if fuction.

=IF(C130=A123,C123,"")&IF(C130=A122,C122,"")&IF(C1 30=A121,C121,"")&IF(C130=A120,C120,"")&IF(C130=A11 9,C119,"")&IF(C130=A118,C118,"")&IF(C130=A117,C117 ,"")&IF(C130=A116,C116,"")&IF(C130=A115,C115,"")&I F(C130=A114,C114,"")&IF(C130=A113,C113,"")&IF(C130 =A112,C112,"")&IF(C130=A111,C111,"")&IF(C130=A110, C110,"")&IF(C130=A109,C109,"")&IF(C130=A108,C108," ")&IF(C130=A107,C107,"")&IF(C130=A106,C106,"")&IF( C130=A105,C105,"")&IF(C130=A104,C104,"")....

and so on...

I got error saying my formula is too long, how to make this short??

thanks

paul

One way:

=INDEX(C104:C123,MATCH(C130,A104:A123,0))

If there's no match then the formula will retun #N/A. If you want a blank
returned instead:

=IF(COUNTIF(A104:A123,C130),INDEX(C104:C123,MATCH( C130,A104:A123,0)),"")

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


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I MUST BE VERY DUMB AT THIS... PLEASE HELP..

here is my if fuction.

=IF(C130=A123,C123,"")&IF(C130=A122,C122,"")&IF(C1 30=A121,C121,"")&IF(C130=A120,C120,"")&IF(C130=A11 9,C119,"")&IF(C130=A118,C118,"")&IF(C130=A117,C117 ,"")&IF(C130=A116,C116,"")&IF(C130=A115,C115,"")&I F(C130=A114,C114,"")&IF(C130=A113,C113,"")&IF(C130 =A112,C112,"")&IF(C130=A111,C111,"")&IF(C130=A110, C110,"")&IF(C130=A109,C109,"")&IF(C130=A108,C108," ")&IF(C130=A107,C107,"")&IF(C130=A106,C106,"")&IF( C130=A105,C105,"")&IF(C130=A104,C104,"")....

and so on...

I got error saying my formula is too long, how to make this short??

thanks

paul

Hi,

Try this:

=VLOOKUP(C130,A123:C110,3,)

This will return NA if the item is not found. In 2003 you can handle that by

=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(C130,A123:C110,3,)),"",VLOOKUP(C1 30,A123:C110,3))

adjust references to suit your needs.

In 2007 its much easier:

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(C130,A123:C110,3,),"")

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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"PB" wrote:

I MUST BE VERY DUMB AT THIS... PLEASE HELP..

here is my if fuction.

=IF(C130=A123,C123,"")&IF(C130=A122,C122,"")&IF(C1 30=A121,C121,"")&IF(C130=A120,C120,"")&IF(C130=A11 9,C119,"")&IF(C130=A118,C118,"")&IF(C130=A117,C117 ,"")&IF(C130=A116,C116,"")&IF(C130=A115,C115,"")&I F(C130=A114,C114,"")&IF(C130=A113,C113,"")&IF(C130 =A112,C112,"")&IF(C130=A111,C111,"")&IF(C130=A110, C110,"")&IF(C130=A109,C109,"")&IF(C130=A108,C108," ")&IF(C130=A107,C107,"")&IF(C130=A106,C106,"")&IF( C130=A105,C105,"")&IF(C130=A104,C104,"")....

and so on...

I got error saying my formula is too long, how to make this short??

thanks

paul