Is there a simple formula for checking if a cell contains a text string,
which returns a TRUE/FALSE? It is possible to combine "ISERROR" and "FIND",
but this becomes a pain when you have to do it all the time. Instead of
using the reverse logic of:
=if(iserror(find("text",A1))=FALSE,...
it would be so much easier to write:
=if(contains("text",A1),...
This is a very basic thing you can do with an autofilter, so it seems like
there would be a function that does this without returning error values. Any
suggestions? Thank you.
Joel - 12 May 2008 03:00 GMT
Find doesn't return an error, it will return zero if not found or the
character position where the string starts
=if(find("text",A1)=0,False,True)
> Is there a simple formula for checking if a cell contains a text string,
> which returns a TRUE/FALSE? It is possible to combine "ISERROR" and "FIND",
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> there would be a function that does this without returning error values. Any
> suggestions? Thank you.
David Biddulph - 12 May 2008 08:31 GMT
Which version of Excel is that, Joel?
With Excel 2003, FIND returns #VALUE! if the text is not found.
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David Biddulph
> Find doesn't return an error, it will return zero if not found or the
> character position where the string starts
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>> Any
>> suggestions? Thank you.
Joel - 12 May 2008 09:33 GMT
Your right, I was thinking of the INSTR in VBA.
> Which version of Excel is that, Joel?
> With Excel 2003, FIND returns #VALUE! if the text is not found.
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> >> Any
> >> suggestions? Thank you.