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Re: number 99 fails in my formula, here is the formula I need to where it works with "F" but not "99"?
Hi Chris, thanks for answering me.
I want to be able to not refer to F anymore, (it use to mean foreign cost in my accounting ledger).
My accounting ledger will not have F anymore, it will only have the code 99 to mean foreign cost.
So I just wanted to replace in my new spreadsheet formula to look for: IF the code is "99" in cell E17, then it will go take the amount in cell C17 and place that amount into yet another cell.
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cynde1957 I suspect that the code 99 is entered as a number. check it by entering
=ISTEXT(E14) somewhere.
TRUE will tell you that it is a text, and you should indeed use "99" in the formula (i.e. with quote marks surrounding the digits 99).
FALSE means that it is not a text, but a number. Change the formula to
IF(E14=99, C14, 0)
By the way, no need to wrap it all in a SUM function.
- Thank you Riny, I will try that. It was someone else's template I am changing so unfortunately there are lot of cells I am not sure of the format and why they added certain formula functions. I am learning from this feedback so thank you again!
Cynde- Agreed with Riny. Depends if you want a value (if false) or the cell left blank, if the latter then =IF(E17=99,C17,"")
