Search string with multiple criteria
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I'm trying to write a formula that does the following. If the text string in column Q contains any of the following text strings "HELIE","PUSWJ" or "Jersey" then return a text string of "jersey" in coumn AH. When i try =IF(OR(SEARCH("*jersey*",Q:Q), SEARCH("*puswj*",Q:Q),SEARCH("*helie*",Q:Q)), "Jersey", "Not Jersey") I get an error #value ............... However when i tried this, =IF(SEARCH("*jersey*",Q:Q),"Jersey",IF(SEARCH("*he lie*",Q:Q),"Jersey",IF(SEA RCH("*PUSWJ*",Q:Q),"Jersey","Not Jersey"))) I only get a result if jersey is in the string. The other are not picked up by the above formula. Thank you all very much in advance. ......Coming from Where I'm From. |
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=IF(SUMPRODUCT(--(ISNUMBER(SEARCH({"jersey","puswj"},Q1:Q100))))0, "Jersey","Not jersey") entered normally =IF(OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH({"jersey","puswj"},Q1:Q100) )),"Jersey","Not jersey") entered with ctrl + shift & enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "fLiPMoDĀ£" wrote: Hi I'm trying to write a formula that does the following. If the text string in column Q contains any of the following text strings "HELIE","PUSWJ" or "Jersey" then return a text string of "jersey" in coumn AH. When i try =IF(OR(SEARCH("*jersey*",Q:Q), SEARCH("*puswj*",Q:Q),SEARCH("*helie*",Q:Q)), "Jersey", "Not Jersey") I get an error #value ............... However when i tried this, =IF(SEARCH("*jersey*",Q:Q),"Jersey",IF(SEARCH("*he lie*",Q:Q),"Jersey",IF(SEA RCH("*PUSWJ*",Q:Q),"Jersey","Not Jersey"))) I only get a result if jersey is in the string. The other are not picked up by the above formula. Thank you all very much in advance. ......Coming from Where I'm From. |
fLiPMoD=A3 wrote...
I'm trying to write a formula that does the following. If the text string in column Q contains any of the following text strings "HELIE","PUSWJ" or "Jersey" then return a text string of "jersey" in coumn AH. When i try =3DIF(OR(SEARCH("*jersey*",Q:Q), SEARCH("*puswj*",Q:Q),SEARCH("*helie*",Q:Q)), "Jersey", "Not Jersey") I get an error #value First, *BAD* idea to use entire column references. Second, no need to include the '*' wildcards. Unless the cell in question contains *ALL* of these substrings, one of the SEARCH calls will return #VALUE!, in which case OR will return #VALUE!, and so will IF. However when i tried this, =3DIF(SEARCH("*jersey*",Q:Q),"Jersey",IF(SEARCH(" *helie*",Q:Q),"Jersey", IF(SEARCH("*PUSWJ*",Q:Q),"Jersey","Not Jersey"))) I only get a result if jersey is in the string. The other are not picked up by the above formula. Others not picked up means this formula would also return #VALUE!? Try x5: =3DIF(AND(SUBSTITUTE(Q5,{"HELIE","PUSWJ","Jersey"} ,"")=3DQ5),"Not ","")&"Jersey" |
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