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Help with IF statement
I am trying create the following statement - however I want the value of the
cell to appear not the cell position: IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6")) the values in in the cells are dates; hoever, when I enter the statement the cell populates as S5 or U6 not the date that is formatted in the appropriate cell. |
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Help with IF statement
momma2all wrote:
I am trying create the following statement - however I want the value of the cell to appear not the cell position: IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6")) the values in in the cells are dates; hoever, when I enter the statement the cell populates as S5 or U6 not the date that is formatted in the appropriate cell. Hi there, Try removing the quotes: IF(S5U6,S5,IF(S5U6,U6)) Or even IF(S5U6,S5,U6) Or perhaps MAX(S5,U6) |
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Help with IF statement
IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6"))
To answer your question: Remove the quotes: IF(S5U6,S5,IF(S5U6,U6)) The only time you need quotes is when you have hardcoded text: =IF(A1="Yes","A1 equals Yes","A1 does not equal Yes") =IF(A110,"A1 is less than 10","A1 is not less than 10") Now, there'a "black hole" in your logic! What if S5=U6? You haven't accounted for that possibility. If S5=U6 then your formula would return FALSE. Maybe this is what you want: =MAX(S5,U6) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "momma2all" wrote in message ... I am trying create the following statement - however I want the value of the cell to appear not the cell position: IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6")) the values in in the cells are dates; hoever, when I enter the statement the cell populates as S5 or U6 not the date that is formatted in the appropriate cell. |
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Help with IF statement
It never donned on me to use a MAX statement - I guess I have been working
ont his thing too long today! Thanks for all your help!! "T. Valko" wrote: IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6")) To answer your question: Remove the quotes: IF(S5U6,S5,IF(S5U6,U6)) The only time you need quotes is when you have hardcoded text: =IF(A1="Yes","A1 equals Yes","A1 does not equal Yes") =IF(A110,"A1 is less than 10","A1 is not less than 10") Now, there'a "black hole" in your logic! What if S5=U6? You haven't accounted for that possibility. If S5=U6 then your formula would return FALSE. Maybe this is what you want: =MAX(S5,U6) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "momma2all" wrote in message ... I am trying create the following statement - however I want the value of the cell to appear not the cell position: IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6")) the values in in the cells are dates; hoever, when I enter the statement the cell populates as S5 or U6 not the date that is formatted in the appropriate cell. |
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Help with IF statement
You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!
-- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "momma2all" wrote in message ... It never donned on me to use a MAX statement - I guess I have been working ont his thing too long today! Thanks for all your help!! "T. Valko" wrote: IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6")) To answer your question: Remove the quotes: IF(S5U6,S5,IF(S5U6,U6)) The only time you need quotes is when you have hardcoded text: =IF(A1="Yes","A1 equals Yes","A1 does not equal Yes") =IF(A110,"A1 is less than 10","A1 is not less than 10") Now, there'a "black hole" in your logic! What if S5=U6? You haven't accounted for that possibility. If S5=U6 then your formula would return FALSE. Maybe this is what you want: =MAX(S5,U6) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "momma2all" wrote in message ... I am trying create the following statement - however I want the value of the cell to appear not the cell position: IF(S5U6,"S5", IF(S5U6, "U6")) the values in in the cells are dates; hoever, when I enter the statement the cell populates as S5 or U6 not the date that is formatted in the appropriate cell. |
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