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Patrick Silverwise
Copper Contributor
Feb 08, 2018
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Need an Excel Formula giving True or False based on the last word in the cell

Checking online I've found these two formulas: =IF(COUNT(SEARCH({"Avenue","Road"},D2)),"TRUE","FALSE") - This returns TRUE or FALSE if either word is anywhere in the cell.  =RIGHT(D2,LEN(D2)-FIND...
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  • Willy Lau's avatar
    Willy Lau
    Feb 09, 2018

    I tried another way.  The following formula do not need CSE too.

    =IF($D2="","",SUMPRODUCT(N(RIGHT($D2,LEN(Sheet2!$A$1:$A$5))=Sheet2!$A$1:$A$5))>0)
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Detlef_Lewin
Silver Contributor
Feb 08, 2018

Patrick,

 

{=OR(IFERROR(LEN(A1)-SEARCH({"Avenue";"Road"},A1)+1={6;4},FALSE))}
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    Patrick Silverwise
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 09, 2018

    Detlef Lewen

    Thanks for the quick reply.  I used your formula as an array and it worked perfectly.  I entered

    =IF(D2="","",OR(IFERROR(LEN(D2)-SEARCH({"Avenue";"Road"},D2)+1={6;4},FALSE)))

    then Cntl+Shift+Enter and received the desired result:

    Address1 Detlef Desired
    123 Avenue TRUE TRUE
    123 Road TRUE TRUE
    123 Avenue Rd FALSE FALSE
    123 Road Ave FALSE FALSE
    123 Avenue Road TRUE TRUE
    123 Road Avenue TRUE TRUE

     

    While it let me copy and paste the formula, it appears that I must click each cell and Cntl+Alt+Enter to make it an array?  Since I have a lot of rows is there a quicker way?

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Patrick Silverwise
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 09, 2018

    Detlef,

    Thanks for the quick response.  Here is how I used your suggestion:

    =IF(D2="","",OR(IFERROR(LEN(D2)-SEARCH({"Avenue";"Road"},D2)+1={6;4},FALSE)))

    Here are the results. It can't seem to find Road.  Thoughts?

    Address1 Detlef Desired
    123 Avenue TRUE TRUE
    123 Road FALSE TRUE
    123 Avenue Rd FALSE FALSE
    123 Road Ave FALSE FALSE
    123 Avenue Road FALSE TRUE
    123 Road Avenue TRUE TRUE
    • Willy Lau's avatar
      Willy Lau
      Iron Contributor
      Feb 09, 2018

      Detlef Lewin's solution is an array formula.  After you type the formula, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.  It works perfectly.

       

      If you do not want to use array formula, then, try

      =IF(LEN($D2)=0,"",OR(RIGHT($D2, LEN({" Avenue"," Road"}))={" Avenue"," Road"}))
      • Patrick Silverwise's avatar
        Patrick Silverwise
        Copper Contributor
        Feb 09, 2018

        My sincere apologies to Detlef Lewin.  I'm a newbie with Excel and didn't realize I needed to use the Ctrl + Shift + Enter for his formula to work.  My bad.  Please forgive me.

         

        Thanks for the heads up Willy Lau, and the non-array format to use with the IF statement.

         

        Patrick

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    Willy Lau
    Iron Contributor
    Feb 09, 2018

    Thanks, Detlef Lewin. I learn something new.

     

    Then, I tried 

    =OR(RIGHT($D2,LEN({" Avenue"," Road"}))={" Avenue"," Road"})

    This works too. This is not an array formula.  However, if I want to make the search with dynamic keywords in cells, I still need to make it an array formula.

    • Detlef_Lewin's avatar
      Detlef_Lewin
      Silver Contributor
      Feb 09, 2018

      Willy, that's even better because CSE is not required. And it uses less functions and less operations.

       

    • Patrick Silverwise's avatar
      Patrick Silverwise
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 09, 2018

      Willy Lau,

      Thanks for the quick response.  This is how I used your formula:

      =IF(D2="","",OR(RIGHT($D2,LEN({" Avenue"," Road"}))={" Avenue"," Road"}))

      The result was what I was looking for:

      Address1 Willy Desired
      123 Avenue TRUE TRUE
      123 Road TRUE TRUE
      123 Avenue Rd FALSE FALSE
      123 Road Ave FALSE FALSE
      123 Avenue Road TRUE TRUE
      123 Road Avenue TRUE TRUE

       

      Your mention of an array was insightful.  I actually have 200 different street names to identify (and eventually abbreviate), e,g Circle, Trail, etc.  The first step was to isolate the offenders. :)

       

      What are your thoughts on what an array formula would look like? 

       

      Thanking you in advance.  Patrick

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