I am using Excel Formula OR in an Excel formula and am little surprised the way it is behaving.
I am using the following Excel formula :
=IF(OR(ISERROR(funct(A1:A5)), funct(A1,A5)=0), "ERROR", funct(A1,A5))
My understanding was that, if ISERROR(funct(A1:A5)) True(or False), the result of OR operation would be True(or False).
In my experiment, I was expecting the answer to be "ERROR" as the ISERROR(funct(A1:A5)) results in true.
But I am getting #VALUE! error. Any Idea what could be wrong. Or if I can rephrase the formula to make it work.
Thanks
=IF(ISERROR(funct(A1:A5)),"ERROR",IF(funct(A1:A5)=0,"ERROR",funct(A1:A5)))
I recommend Tim's answer but if func() is a large function, as you say, then you might want to minimise the number of times it's used. I'm assuming that the same function should be invoked throughout the formula, i.e. func(A1:A5)
In Excel 2007 or later you could use IFERROR function:
=IFERROR(IF(func(A1:A5)=0,"ERROR",func(A1:A5)),"ERROR")
or in earlier versions you could force func(A1:A5) to give an error when equal to zero by dividing 1 by func(A1:A5):
=IF(ISERROR(1/func(A1:A5)),"ERROR",func(A1:A5))
Edit: Taking that one step further you could combine both of those approaches in Excel 2007 or later so that you only need to call func once:
=IFERROR(1/(1/func(A1:A5)),"ERROR")
I think you're missing a close bracket.
Try this:
=IF(OR(ISERROR(funct(A1:A5)), func(A1,A5)=0), "ERROR", func(A1,A5))
=IF(OR(ISERROR(funct(A1:A5)), funct(A1,A5)=0), "ERROR", func(A1,A5)) - close look at your formula resulted in the suggestion: funct(A1,A5)=0 and func(A1,A5) are really different functions, or this is a typo in your formula? Perhaps that's the case.
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=IF(AND(F2=N2;G2>O2);"No Notificar";"Notificar";IF(AND(F2=N3;G2>O3);"No Notificar";"Notificar";IF(AND(F2=N4;G2>O4);"No Notificar";"Notificar";IF(AND(F2=N5;G2>O5);"No Notificar";"Notificar";IF(AND(F2=N6;G2>O6);"No Notificar";"Notificar";IF(AND(F2=N7;G2>O7);"No Notificar";"Notificar")))))
As #KromeWing said - you've entered too many parameters for an IF formula.
It should have a logical calculation that would return TRUE/FALSE and then what to do if it's TRUE and what to do if it's FALSE.
Currently your formula reads as:
=IF(AND(F2=N2,G2>O2),"No Notificar","Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N3,G2>O3),"No Notificar","Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N4,G2>O4),"No Notificar","Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N5,G2>O5),"No Notificar","Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N6,G2>O6),"No Notificar","Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N7,G2>O7),"No Notificar","Notificar")))))
It should look more like:
=IF(AND(F2=N2,G2>O2),"No Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N3,G2>O3),"No Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N4,G2>O4),"No Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N5,G2>O5),"No Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N6,G2>O6),"No Notificar",
IF(AND(F2=N7,G2>O7),"No Notificar","Notificar"))))))
So if the first equation is TRUE it will show No Notificar, otherwise it will test the second equation. If all equations return FALSE then it will return Notificar.
IF has only 3 parameters.
Your consecutive IF should be the 3rd parameter, there is no 4th parameter in this formula.
You are expecting IF() to accept four arguments instead of three.
I often get messed up by nested ifs, too, and it's usually from having to think too hard.
To make things easier on yourself, both today and next month when you come back to this and have to try to figure out what the heck you were trying to do, try using alt-enter to add a new line within your formula, allowing you to format your formula like this:
=IF(test, valueIfTest,
IF(test2, valueIfTest2,
IF(test3, valueIfTest3,
...
valueIfAllTestsFail
)))
I find that as long as I stick to this format, the hardest part of the syntax is reduced to having the right number of closing parentheses at the end, but thanks to how Excel color-codes matching parentheses, I can manage that even when I'm caffeine-deprived!
Sorry i know this is super basic but i didn't know where else to ask and i really feel like the answer is right in front of me...
I have a spreadsheet which im going to use to log PAT test results. When i select the test type from a drop down it changes the standards and thresholds in the bit below and will tell me if each test passes or fails. It uses several vlookups and relative references - so far no VBA. Looking at this photo. What I'm trying to do is get the formula in cell I13 to read the symbol in F13 and use that in the formula rather than typing the symbol directly into the formula as its going to change when i change the Class Type option.
So far ive gotten to this (has a blank IF to start with to keep it neat:
=IF(H13="","",IF((H13&F13&(VALUE(G13))),"PASS","FAIL"))
The bit in bold is where the issue is. When i run the evaluate formula it boils the bold bit down to "0.01>2" which is correct however it then wont read that in the larger IF statement - i think its the quotation marks. So i think it needs another function to allow the IF statement to read that as the logical test rather than a text string.
I've tried VALUE, FORMULATEXT, NUMBERTEXT, all the ones that might be close to what I'm trying to do but 100% stumped now. Always bring sup the #VALUE Error.
Appreciate any advice? TIA
There is no built-in function for that. You need either a VBA function or the old EVALUATE XLM function (which you can't use directly in a cell, it has to be in a defined name). Sample UDF:
Function EvaluateFormulaString(FormulaString as string)
EvaluateFormulaString = application.evaluate(formulastring)
End Function
then your formula would become:
=IF(H13="","",IF(EvaluateFormulaString(H13&F13&(VALUE(G13))),"PASS","FAIL"))
I'm trying to create a spreadsheet with nested if and statements but I keep getting a too many arguments error (despite using an example I found online). Can anyone see where I'm going wrong? I've been googling fruitlessly for a while!
= IF(AND(D5>=$M$3, E5<=$M$4),
F5,
IF(AND(D5>=$M$3, D5<=$M$4),
NETWORKDAYS(D5, $M$4, ($U$5:$U$68),
IF(AND(E5>=$M$3, E5<=$M$4),
NETWORKDAYS($M$3, E5, ($U$5:$U$68))))
Your NETWORKDAYS formulas are incorrect:
You have:
NETWORKDAYS(D5,$M$4,($U$5:$U$68)
should be:
NETWORKDAYS(D5,$M$4,$U$5:$U$68)
although
NETWORKDAYS(D5,$M$4,($U$5:$U$68))
would also work, but the parentheses around the holidays argument are redundant.
I have below formula. Its working for two first conditions.
=IF(F3="","",IF(F3="RUB",IF(FIND("2600",J3),MID(J3,FIND("2600",J3),14)),
IF(F3<>"RUB",IF(FIND(":59:",J3),MID(J3,FIND(":59:",J3)+5,14),
IF(F3<>"RUB",IF(FIND(":59F",J3),MID(J3,FIND(":59F",J3)+6,14)
))))))
but if if met below condition , it shows #VALUE!
IF(F3<>"RUB",IF(FIND(":59F",J3),MID(J3,FIND(":59F",J3)+6,14)
Is there any suggestions how to get it work?I tried to combine with OR and with IFERROR, but give no result.
There are still some 'holes' in your logic that were not covered by either your formula or narrative. These will return FALSE. However, this is closer to what you are trying to accomplish.
=IF(F3="", "", IF(F3="RUB", IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("2600", J3)), MID(J3, FIND("2600", J3), 14)),
IF(F3<>"RUB", IF(ISNUMBER(FIND(":59:", J3)), MID(J3, FIND(":59:", J3)+5, 14),
IF(ISNUMBER(FIND(":59F", J3)), MID(J3, FIND(":59F", J3)+6, 14))))))
I assume the problem with this:
IF(F3<>"RUB",IF(FIND(":59F",J3),MID(J3,FIND(":59F",J3)+6,14)
Is that the search text :59F cannot be found in the cell J3. If you change to this:
IF(F3<>"RUB",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND(":59F",J3)),MID(J3,FIND(":59F",J3)+6,14)
It should fix the problem.
EDIT shorter solution
IF(F3<>"RUB",IFERROR(MID(J3,FIND(":59F",J3)+6,14)
On a side note, your IF(F3<>"RUB",...) is superfluous because you already have a previous condition IF(F3="RUB",...), so it is a given that F3<>"RUB" if it didn't make it past the first condition.
I need help with the following formula for Excel.
It's not working, the only feedback I'm getting is #VALUE! outcome.
What I'm trying to do is simply:
F5≥-8 = Big,
-3≤F5≤-7.99999= Bigger,
F5≥-2.9999999 = "Blank" <--- No outcome display required
=IF((F5)>=-8, "Big"),IF((F5)>=-3, "Bigger"), IF((F5)<=-1,",")
=IF(F5>=-8, "Big",IF(F5>=-3, "Bigger", IF(F5<=-1,"Biggest","")))
I share the same thought with TotsieMae, you are absolutely right mate. The formula above is by syntax correct but logically not.
Anyway, if the formula involve too many IF functions, then it might be worth to consider an alternate form:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(F5,{-8,"Big";-3,"Bigger";-1,"Biggest"},2,TRUE),"Big")