I'm trying to search for specific text in a row and output a certain text if it is found. Like searching for a match but a "contains text" match instead of a total match.
I tried using "=IF(SUMPRODUCT(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("dog",A:A,))),"found,""notfound")"
Any suggestions?
Last edited by rudolphe; 01-24-2011 at 11:53 AM.
You have some parentheses issues and you need the double unary in front of ISNUMBER to convert from True/False to 1/0.
=IF(SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(SEARCH("dog",A:A))),"found","notfound")
Does that work for you?
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=IF(COUNTIF(A:A,"*dog*"),"found","notfound")
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Both of those worked with a minor adjustment. I realized I was searching the entire range of the row instead of the individual cell. Changing it from "A:A" to "A:1" "A:2" and so on works. Thanks guys!
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