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finding a name in a string
I have a function that looks for a particular name in a list of names, although it does not quite work. it is the 2nd part of the function that isnt working. Code: -------------------- =SUMIF('Display By Catagory'!$F$9:$F$108,$B5,'Display By Catagory'!AU$9:AU$108)+SUMIF('Other Activities'!$F$8:$F$17,$B5,'Other Activities'!AU$8:AU$17)*IF(LEN(TRIM('Other Activities'!$F$8:$f$17))=0,0,LEN(TRIM('Other Activities'!$F$8:$f$17))-LEN(SUBSTITUTE('Other Activities'!$F$8:$f$17,";",""))+1) -------------------- the red bit is the problem. other activities sheet- f8:f17 is a list of names b5 is a name to look for in the list of names au8:au17 has numbers in it and these need to be added up and put in the cell this code is in. in the if bit, i want to check all rows to see if a name is in a cell but it wont let me do this for multiple cells. i want the code to look in a list of names, if the list contains a specific name, add up the numbers and put them in a cell, if there are multiple names to search through in a cell, eg if james is in the list simon, marc, james still to know the name is there and do the sum. can anyone see what im doing wrong? thanks -- jay d ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jay d's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=34487 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=551185 |
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