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Leo084250428
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May 23, 2022

How do I use text search and OR statements to check if a cell contains "2022" or "2021" or "2020"?

=IF(OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(I2,"2022")), ISNUMBER(SEARCH(I2,"2021")), ISNUMBER(SEARCH(I2,"2020"))),"y","n")

 

Not working, it always returns "n"

  • Leo084250428 

    Change SEARCH(I2,"2022") to SEARCH("2022",I2) etc.

    Slightly shorter:

     

    =IF(OR(ISNUMBER(FIND({"2020","2021","2022"},I2))),"y","n")

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