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why do textjoin with if return a zero
- Mar 10, 2020
There are many ways to write the formula, my way of constructing of the formula read as below
=TEXTJOIN("-",TRUE,IF((NOT(ISBLANK(Table1[Text]))*(Table1[Number]=101))=1,Table1[Text],""))
Reason of returning Zero
When you are doing the array calculation of comparing 101 with Number column it is check all the rows which has 101 & return the result as TRUE,
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we need to construct our formula in such a way by ignoring the blank values from our array
So I have to compare the Text Column [Non Blank] with Number column [101]
=(NOT(ISBLANK(Table1[Text]))*(Table1[Number]=101))=1
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and select only the non empty row and pass it as logical test to IF Function & joint the text with TEXTJOIN which ignore the blank value.
Attached is the file for your ready reference
Regards, Faraz Shaikh | MCT, MIE, MOS Master, Excel Expert
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The IF() causes the problem.
Workaround:
Add another column Text2:
=IF([@Text]="","",[@Text])
And then:
=TEXTJOIN(" - ";TRUE;(IF(Tabell3[Number]=101;Tabell3[Text2];"")))