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February 9th, 2009, 05:59 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
Hi,
I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe. 
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February 9th, 2009, 06:07 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
Struggling in Sheffield;221336 Wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe. Try=if(and(g3="",f3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3 ,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) -- Pecoflyer Cheers - *'Membership is free' (http://www.thecodecage.com)* & allows file upload -faster and better answers *Adding your XL version* to your post helps finding solution faster ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pecoflyer's Profile: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/sh...ad.php?t=61004
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#3
February 9th, 2009, 06:30 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
does this do what you want
=IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) if any of the cells are blank, it will remain blank. HTH -- Pls provide your feedback by clicking the Yes button below if this post have help you. This will help others to search the archives for result better. Thank You cheers, francis "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe.
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February 9th, 2009, 06:44 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
Hi,
Sorry but this doesn't work. "Pecoflyer" wrote: Struggling in Sheffield;221336 Wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe. Try=if(and(g3="",f3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3 ,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) -- Pecoflyer Cheers - *'Membership is free' (http://www.thecodecage.com)* & allows file upload -faster and better answers *Adding your XL version* to your post helps finding solution faster ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pecoflyer's Profile: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/sh...ad.php?t=61004
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February 9th, 2009, 06:45 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
Hi,
Sorry but this doesn't work. "xlmate" wrote: does this do what you want =IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) if any of the cells are blank, it will remain blank. HTH -- Pls provide your feedback by clicking the Yes button below if this post have help you. This will help others to search the archives for result better. Thank You cheers, francis "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe.
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February 9th, 2009, 06:54 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
Can you describe "doesn't work" for us? What did you have in the cells, what
did the formula produce and what did you think the formula should have produced? Telling us that would be far more helpful than just saying "doesn't work". -- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote in message ... Hi, Sorry but this doesn't work. "xlmate" wrote: does this do what you want =IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) if any of the cells are blank, it will remain blank. HTH -- Pls provide your feedback by clicking the Yes button below if this post have help you. This will help others to search the archives for result better. Thank You cheers, francis "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe.
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February 9th, 2009, 07:16 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
Hi Rick,
The present nested IF I'm using: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) works OK, it compares two numbers (in F3 & G3) and returns the word "Yes", "Equal", or "No" depending on whether the number in F3 is greater than, equal to, or less than the number in G3. The problem with it is that if F3 & G3 have no data in them, it still compares F3 & G3 to gives me the word "Equal". I need it to remain blank when F3 or G3 is blank. When I type in either of the two functions suggested: =IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) & =IF(AND(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"E qual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) Both functions just sit in the cell like I'd entered some text, the spreadsheet doesn't seem to recognise them as functions. I don't even get a function error message. Cheers, Steve. "Rick Rothstein" wrote: Can you describe "doesn't work" for us? What did you have in the cells, what did the formula produce and what did you think the formula should have produced? Telling us that would be far more helpful than just saying "doesn't work". -- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote in message ... Hi, Sorry but this doesn't work. "xlmate" wrote: does this do what you want =IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) if any of the cells are blank, it will remain blank. HTH -- Pls provide your feedback by clicking the Yes button below if this post have help you. This will help others to search the archives for result better. Thank You cheers, francis "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe.
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February 9th, 2009, 07:25 PM
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Nested IF that will ignore blank (empty) cells
That could happen if the cells were formatted as Text before you put the formulas in the cell. I'm still not entirely clear which formula you actually need (although I think it is the AND one), but try this to correct the problem. Put the formula into the cell, then Format the cell as General, then click into the formula in the FORMULA BAR (not the cell) and hit the Enter key. Doing that should convert the cell back to a formula which should then do what you want.
-- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote in message ... Hi Rick, The present nested IF I'm using: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) works OK, it compares two numbers (in F3 & G3) and returns the word "Yes", "Equal", or "No" depending on whether the number in F3 is greater than, equal to, or less than the number in G3. The problem with it is that if F3 & G3 have no data in them, it still compares F3 & G3 to gives me the word "Equal". I need it to remain blank when F3 or G3 is blank. When I type in either of the two functions suggested: =IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) & =IF(AND(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"E qual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) Both functions just sit in the cell like I'd entered some text, the spreadsheet doesn't seem to recognise them as functions. I don't even get a function error message. Cheers, Steve. "Rick Rothstein" wrote: Can you describe "doesn't work" for us? What did you have in the cells, what did the formula produce and what did you think the formula should have produced? Telling us that would be far more helpful than just saying "doesn't work". -- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote in message ... Hi, Sorry but this doesn't work. "xlmate" wrote: does this do what you want =IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) if any of the cells are blank, it will remain blank. HTH -- Pls provide your feedback by clicking the Yes button below if this post have help you. This will help others to search the archives for result better. Thank You cheers, francis "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe.
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February 9th, 2009, 07:31 PM
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Hi Rick,
I've had another look at this and found it's the cell being formatted for "text" rather than "general" that's the issue. The expressions work when I reformat the cell to general. Many thanks for all your inputs. Steve Sharpe. "Rick Rothstein" wrote: Can you describe "doesn't work" for us? What did you have in the cells, what did the formula produce and what did you think the formula should have produced? Telling us that would be far more helpful than just saying "doesn't work". -- Rick (MVP - Excel) "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote in message ... Hi, Sorry but this doesn't work. "xlmate" wrote: does this do what you want =IF(OR(F3="",G3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Eq ual",IF(F3G3,"No")))) if any of the cells are blank, it will remain blank. HTH -- Pls provide your feedback by clicking the Yes button below if this post have help you. This will help others to search the archives for result better. Thank You cheers, francis "Struggling in Sheffield" wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe.
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February 9th, 2009, 07:38 PM
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Hi,
Thanks for your help, couldn't get it to work at first as the cell was formatted for "text", not "general", so it thought I was entering text and not a function. Flippin' hard work this Excel business! Thanks again, Steve Sharpe. "Pecoflyer" wrote: Struggling in Sheffield;221336 Wrote: Hi, I have a simple nested IF function (Excel 2003) which compares numbers in two cells, then returns a word depending on whether one number is greater than, equal to, or less than the other: =IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) Either (or both) of the compared cells might contain the number 0 (zero) in which case I want the IF function to display the appropriate word. However if the compared cells are blank (have no data in them), my unsophisticated IF function thinks that F3=G3 and returns the word "Equal". How can I get the IF function to remain blank when my compared cells (F3 & G3) are blank? Cheers, Steve Sharpe. Try=if(and(g3="",f3=""),"",IF(F3G3,"Yes",IF(F3=G3 ,"Equal",IF(F3G3,"No"))) -- Pecoflyer Cheers - *'Membership is free' (http://www.thecodecage.com)* & allows file upload -faster and better answers *Adding your XL version* to your post helps finding solution faster ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pecoflyer's Profile: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/member.php?userid=14 View this thread: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/sh...ad.php?t=61004
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