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Old April 18th, 2009, 07:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Vishnu
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Default how we find specific word from string in excel and compaire it.

i have three fields like
Date description amount
1/2/9 Mobile bill 45
25/2/9 Lycatel (mobile) 5
27/2//9 Shopping (cloths) 50
28/2/9 Mobile service 15

I need sum of all amount which description "mobile",
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Old April 18th, 2009, 07:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
JBeaucaire[_92_]
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Default how we find specific word from string in excel and compaire it.

With those three columns of data in A, B and C, try:

=SUMIF(B1:B4,"*mobile*",C1:C4)

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"Vishnu" wrote:

i have three fields like
Date description amount
1/2/9 Mobile bill 45
25/2/9 Lycatel (mobile) 5
27/2//9 Shopping (cloths) 50
28/2/9 Mobile service 15

I need sum of all amount which description "mobile",

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Old April 18th, 2009, 07:51 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Jacob Skaria
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Default how we find specific word from string in excel and compaire it.

=SUMIF(B:B,"*mobile*",C:C)
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"Vishnu" wrote:

i have three fields like
Date description amount
1/2/9 Mobile bill 45
25/2/9 Lycatel (mobile) 5
27/2//9 Shopping (cloths) 50
28/2/9 Mobile service 15

I need sum of all amount which description "mobile",

 




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