I am looking for a formula in excel that will compare to columns of data and
put a result in another column. Basically: "If the number in column A (each
row will have a different number) appears in column E (any row and may even
have multiple occurences), put a Y in column G on the row in which the column
A number appears." Does that even make sense?

I think you will need to use an ID, ISERROR and VLOOKUP.
Something like this in G1:
=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(A1;E:E;1;FALSE));"";"Y")

Per Erik

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:49:01 -0700, RBS
wrote:

I am looking for a formula in excel that will compare to columns of data and
put a result in another column. Basically: "If the number in column A (each
row will have a different number) appears in column E (any row and may even
have multiple occurences), put a Y in column G on the row in which the column
A number appears." Does that even make sense?

Hi!

Does that even make sense?

Yes!

Try this in G1:

=IF(COUNTIF(E$1:E$100,A1),"Y","")

Then just copy down as needed.

Biff

"RBS" wrote in message
...
I am looking for a formula in excel that will compare to columns of data
and
put a result in another column. Basically: "If the number in column A
(each
row will have a different number) appears in column E (any row and may
even
have multiple occurences), put a Y in column G on the row in which the
column
A number appears." Does that even make sense?

Try this in G1:

=IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$A$100,"="&E1)0,"Y","")

Copy down as needed.

HTH,
Elkar


"RBS" wrote:

I am looking for a formula in excel that will compare to columns of data and
put a result in another column. Basically: "If the number in column A (each
row will have a different number) appears in column E (any row and may even
have multiple occurences), put a Y in column G on the row in which the column
A number appears." Does that even make sense?