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Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:56 pm
by dawidek990
Is it possible to do something instead of "False" in the formula, for example, an empty cell or the text that I want to introduce?
e.g. in the formula = IF(D =M$2;B2) or others? ;]
greetings ;]
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:40 pm
by Zizi64
For a text:
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= IF(D2=M$2;B2;"The case, when it is not True")
For a VISUALLY empty cell (a cell is never EMPTY, when it contains a FORMULA):
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:16 pm
by dawidek990
ok is working, but what about #N/A?
like COUNTIF(A2:A50; A2)(some like: if true = ok, if flas = " ")
or VLOOKUP(L2;MyTitle;1;0)
or =r2=s2 (as above)
or ISTEXT(a1) (as above)
is working too?
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:58 pm
by FJCC
The formula
doesn't make a lot of sense since A2 is both the criterion to be searched for and part of the search range. In any case, are you looking for
which will show ok if the COUNTIF returns something other than zero.
Similarly, your VLOOKUP returns a value from the search column. But if VLOOKUP might return #N/A, you can use the ISNA() function.
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IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(L2;MyTitle;1;0));"";VLOOKUP(L2;MyTitle;1;0))
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:48 pm
by dawidek990
ok this two is working... but what to do if i have: IF(COUNTIF(A2:A50; B2);"ok"; " ")
and in B2 is #N/A then result is #N/A, not " "
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:17 pm
by FJCC
If you want to handle the case of #N/A in B2 and see either a blank cell or ok, use
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=IF(ISNA(COUNTIF(A2:A50; B2));""; "ok ")
If you want to see the result of the COUNTIF, use
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=IF(ISNA(COUNTIF(A2:A50; B2));""; COUNTIF(A2:A50; B2))
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:20 pm
by Zizi64
ok this two is working... but what to do if i have: IF(COUNTIF(A2:A50; B2);"ok"; " ")
and in B2 is #N/A then result is #N/A, not " "
Then you must use more conditions:
There is a function named ISNA(). Use it to determine if an input parameter is valid or not.
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:53 pm
by RusselB
The #N/A is an error message, and all error messages, when generated via a formula, take precedence over the normal returns of that formula.
ie: a formula that returns #N/A will show #N/A, rather than the "" you are expecting from your formula.
To include the ISNA function, with your formula, you have to check that first, so your formula could look like
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=if(isna(countif(A2:A50;B2));"";"OK")
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:14 pm
by dawidek990
okey, there is a problem with =if(isna(countif(A2:A50;B2));"";(A2:A50;B2))
there is no #N/A is ok, if it finds B2 entries in column A ... it shows "1" but if it does not find "0" shows.
The question is, why the autofilter does not show 0?
Can I change 0? ew to do so that the autofilter can see 0?
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:35 pm
by Zizi64
Please upload your ODF type sample file here.
Re: Change False?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:37 pm
by RusselB
When did autofilter get introduced to this problem?
Autofilter, like all of the filters, shows just the rows that match the filter.
I hate auto-filter and always use the Standard Filter, as I find it gives me much more control over the information to be shown.
Your current problem does not match (any longer) the original topic, so, technically you should mark this one as Solved, then start a new topic with this new problem.
There are several topics regarding auto-filter already on the forums, so I'm going to suggest you check them before starting a new topic.