Excel How can I get my formula working? - excel

I have this formula:
=IF(COUNTIF(testing!I:I,A6)=1,INDEX(testing!A:A,MATCH(A5,testing!I:I,0)),"wrong")
I want to control with the formula whether the mapping of values is right.
I want to know whether the value in A6 has more corresponding values in the column A in the testing sheet. So when A6 appears in the column I, I either want to know which corresponding value it has in column A, OR if he has MORE THAN ONE, I want to get wrong as an answer.
Currently there are still many cells with wrong even though it actually has only ONE corresponding value. WHY?


You are counting A6, but matching A5. Both should be the same.

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Return Match Values and also count this value for how many repeated in a range of cell in Excel

I am straggling with some formula that I have a spreadsheet that contains two range of cells. What I want to do is,
I would like to create a search Box that will search a value from Range A and if found return range B value and also will count of range B value is repeated.
Below image is for what I mean
I used INDEX, MATCH and also IF Functions :( but not really get what I wanted.
I am poor in formula, so it would be great if someone can figure out what kind of functions I should use for this.

For information, it can be achieved through formula as below.
E3 houses the value being searched for e.g. "A"
In cell F3 insert following array formula which needs to be committed by hitting CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER simultaneously.
=IFERROR(INDEX($B$1:$B$1000,SMALL(IF(IFERROR(MATCH($E$3&$B$1:$B$1000,$A$1:$A$1000&$B$1:$B$1000,0),0)=ROW($B$1:$B$1000),ROW($B$1:$B$1000)),ROWS($A$1:A1))),"")
Copy down as much as you need.
You need to adjust 1000 to suit your data. It should match last row.
In cell G3 you can use following formula.
=IF(F3="","",COUNTIFS(A:A,$E$3,B:B,F3))
Copy down as much as you need.

Display the value from the formula ONLY if another cell has the value that I want

I've devised a formula that I want my cells to have, but I only want the value to show up if ANOTHER cell is populated with the value that I want.
My current formula is below:
=COUNTIFS($R$3:R21, "Brain")
However, this formula doesn't check whether or not the other cell has the value that I want to check for.
I put together a formula that I thought would check for whether or not the cell is populated:
=COUNTIFS($R$3:R21, "Brain", R21, "Brain")
Unfortunately, this formula doesn't work (it returns #VALUE!). I think it fails because R21 is already included in the COUNTIFS.
I also tried this similar formula, which also failed to work:
=COUNTIFS($R$3:R21, "Brain", R21:R21, "Brain")
I looked online and I found this possible solution:
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Brain",R21)),"COUNTIFS($R$3:R21, 'Brain')","")
Unfortunately, this formula displays the text of the formula I want, and not the actual value of the formula.
Does anyone know how I could display the value from the formula ONLY if the cell I'm checking has the value that I want? Thanks.

Try
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Brain",R21)),COUNTIFS($R$3:R21, 'Brain'),"")

One to many relationship to fetch values in an alternate rows

I am trying to fetch dates from sheet1 with common ID (there are multiple occurrences in sheet1) using an array formula in a cell (then dragging it to the right side to have all the dates belong to specific ID):
=IF(COLUMNS($E2:E2)<=$D2,INDEX(Sheet1!$B$2:$B$13,SMALL(IF(Sheet1!$A$2:$A$13=Sheet2!$A2,
ROW(Sheet1!$A$2:$A$13)-ROW(Sheet1!$A$2)+1),COLUMNS($E2:E2))),"")
But, whenever I try to insert one column (for counting purposes) in b/w the columns, this formula doesn't work. I can't figure out the issue, would really appreciate the help?
Thank you.

Assuming that your first formula is in E2, and that the cells in row 2 of any newly-inserted columns will always be blank, replace the two instances of:
COLUMNS($E2:E2)
in your formula in E2 with:
COUNT(1/LEN($D2:D2))
As a way of explanation, take the formula in F2, for which this part will be:
COUNT(1/LEN($D2:E2))
(The only part having changed naturally being the end range reference.)
And let's assume that 3 new columns are inserted to the left of column E, which means that E2, F2 and G2 will now be blank, H2 will contain the entry which was previously in E2, and, for the formula in I2, the above part will now be:
COUNT(1/LEN($D2:H2))
Clearly we wish this part to continue to give 2, since this cell should still represent the second of our returns.
Using LEN is a rigorous way to determine whether a cell is empty or not. Other functions are also available for this purpose, though may give incorrect results depending upon whether the blanks in that range are "genuine" blanks or the null string "" as a result of formulas in those cells.
If a cell is empty, it has a length of 0. Hence, in this example, the above resolves to:
COUNT(1/{1,0,0,0,2})
(Where I've made some random assumptions about the lengths of the strings in cells D2 and H2.)
There are many ways to determine how many non-zeroes there are in an array. SUMPRODUCT would be one; I chose another, the logic being that the above becomes, after reciprocation with unity:
COUNT({1,#DIV/0!,#DIV/0!,#DIV/0!,0.5})
and, since COUNT ignores any errors in the range passed to it, the above resolves to 2, as desired.
Regards

search multiple columns for a value and concatenate the address of the cells

I have been breaking my head over this formula for sometime now. I have found a solution which is too big and not so convenient to use every time. So can any Excel Expert give me a solution/suggestion?
Column A contains 150 values. Column D to R contains a table in which I need to look up the values in A one by one. I want to return address of all the cells that contains the value.
For example, Value in A2 is present in cells D5, E15, H10, R3 then my result should be D5,E15,H10,R13.
Please Note that some columns may not contain the value of A2, I do not want them displayed.
Here is the formula I have written:
=CONCATENATE(
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(D:D,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,D:D,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,D:D,0),4,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(E:E,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,E:E,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,E:E,0),5,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(F:F,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,F:F,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,F:F,0),6,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(G:G,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,G:G,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,G:G,0),7,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(H:H,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,H:H,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,H:H,0),8,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(I:I,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,I:I,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,I:I,0),9,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(J:J,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,J:J,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,J:J,0),10,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(K:K,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,K:K,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,K:K,0),11,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(L:L,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,L:L,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,L:L,0),12,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(M:M,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,M:M,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,M:M,0),13,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(N:N,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,N:N,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,N:N,0),14,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(O:O,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,O:O,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,O:O,0),15,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(P:P,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,P:P,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,P:P,0),16,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(Q:Q,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,Q:Q,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,Q:Q,0),17,4),0),",",
IF(A2=IF(COUNTIF(R:R,A2),VLOOKUP(A2,R:R,1,FALSE),""),ADDRESS(MATCH(A2,R:R,0),18,4),0))
As I said, this works but I am looking for a simpler and smaller formula.
Hint: Maybe using array can help?
Thanks in advance :)

What you are trying to accomplish is not a great fit for Excel formulas, but it can be done with a smaller, simpler formula dragged across 15 columns instead of 1 giant complicated formula that tries to do everything at once.
Assuming column A has 150 values (from A1 to A150), and there is a table going from D1 to R50...
Enter =S1&IFERROR(","&ADDRESS(MATCH($A1,D$1:D$50,0),COLUMN(D1)),"") into T1.
Drag the formula across to AH1.
Enter =RIGHT(AH1,LEN(AH1)-1) into AI1.
Select T1 to AI150 and press Ctrl-D.
Column AI1 will contain the results you are looking for.
How does this work?
The formula in T1 begins by taking the result of one cell to the left (which is blank). Then it concatenates this with the address of the first match in column D (prefixed by a comma). If there is no match, it just concatenates blank (""). As you drag this formula to the right, it keeps concatenating addresses as matches come up (or blank if there are none). When you get to the end, you will have looked for matches in all 15 column of your table.
The formula in AI1 just strips off the initial comma if there is one.

Make excel cell equal certain value from a different cell

This should be an easy one but I cannot figure it out for the life of me. I want to change a cell's value from another cell based on an IF statement.
I have
=IF(ISNUMBER(I2/J2),"K2"=I2/J2,Null)
This formula is in L2. I'm trying to get K2 to be the value of I2/J2 but it's evaluating it as T/F.
How do I "remotely" set a cell value please?

Your formula needs to go into K2. You can't remotely set a value of another cell. In K2 put =IF(ISNUMBER(I2/J2),I2/J2,Null)
...although I'm not sure why you are testing that the result of a division is a number. It's either a number or it's an error. Perhaps =IF(ISERROR(I2/J2),I2/J2,Null) would be more appropriate.

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