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Jeffern
Copper Contributor
Nov 28, 2023

Use of IF

=IF(B9=0;0;IF(B9='B3'='B2';IF(B9='B4'='B3))) I get error messages If a field='B3', I want to replace it with 'B2', if a field ='B4', I want to replace it with'B3*The fields are either blank(emty) =...
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JKPieterse
Silver Contributor
Nov 28, 2023
text in a formula needs to go between double quotes:
=IF(A1="The text","Some text if true","Some text if false")
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Jeffern
Copper Contributor
Nov 29, 2023

JKPieterse 

Thank you for informing me that double quots are necessary.

I have other problems as well. Can you see what is wrong with the following?

=IF(b9=blank;blank;IF(b9=''B3'';''B2''))

Regards Jan Erik

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    HansVogelaar
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    Nov 29, 2023

    Jeffern 

    You have to use the double quote character " (Shift+' on my keyboard), not two single quote characters ' next to each other.

    And blank is not a valid keyword in Excel. Use the empty string "" (two double quote characters) instead:

    =IF(B9="";"";IF(B9="B3";"B2"))

    What do you want to return if B9 is not empty and not equal to "B3"? In that case, the formula will currently return FALSE because you don't specify the return value.

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      Jeffern
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 30, 2023
      Thank you again for the information. I think I get the gist of it now. I will even try to expand the problem to include B4 changed to B3, then there will be three IF's. I hope I can do it with four parenthesis at he end.
      • Jeffern's avatar
        Jeffern
        Copper Contributor
        Nov 30, 2023
        Sorry to bother you again. When enter exactly what you suggest, I get an error message: The formula contains unknown text. I do not understand it. Any suggestions?
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      Jeffern
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 29, 2023
      Thank you for your help. I do not know the syntax in excel well. At the end I would enter a double quote. Actually, there is an addition to this problem: If b9=“” B4»»; “B3””,””. This problem is a playlist in tennis which i recurring twice a year.
      • HansVogelaar's avatar
        HansVogelaar
        MVP
        Nov 29, 2023

        Jeffern 

        This time. you're using "curly quotes" ”” instead of straight quotes "".

        And you definitely shouldn't use »» in Excel.

        Also, you forgot the parentheses and a semicolon.

        =IF(B9="";"";IF(B9="B3";"B2";""))

         Alternatively, slightly shorter:

        =IF(B9="B3";"B2";"")

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