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    Newbie needing help with a simple problem!

    Hi all

    I discovered a following formula from a search of this site, and I have used it with the letters and words I require..

    =IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("T",A1)),"TRANSPLANT",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("L",A1)),"LEAVEOUT",""))

    This works perfectly, however, I also need to add 2 more letters to check for: P=Peritoneal and N=Nephro. When I tried to lengthen this formula by repeating twice more,it does not work.

    Any help writing this would be gratefully appreciated!

    Many thanks

    Ant

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    Re: Newbie needing help with a simple problem!

    Oh and to follow I will want this to then be applied as a "fill down" for an entire column of data... will the "fill down" tool change Cell 'A1' references to A2, A3, A4, etc?

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    Re: Newbie needing help with a simple problem!

    Maybe this:

    =IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("T",A1)),"TRANSPLANT",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("P",A1)),"PERITONEAL",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("N",A1)),"NEPHRO",IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("L",A1)),"LEAVEOUT",""))))
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    Re: Newbie needing help with a simple problem!

    Hello Ant & Welcome to the Forum,

    Administrative Note:
    • We would love to continue to help you with your query, but first, before we can proceed…
    • Please see Forum Rule #1 about proper thread titles and adjust accordingly...

    (This thread should receive no further responses until this moderation request is fulfilled, as per Forum Rule 7)
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