Converting google sheets formula to excel

[4ll5op]

Hi i have a formula which works fine in google sheets but im wanting to move over to excel but the formula doesn't work. im sure it may need a slight adjustment but i cant figure it out.

this is the formula in google:

=IFERROR(IF(VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER({$B$3:$B3,$I$3:$J3},$B$3:$B3=B4),2,1)>0,ROUNDDOWN((SUM($I$3:$I3))*1%,1),IF(VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER({$B$3:$B3,$I$3:$I3},$B$3:$B3=B4),2,2)<0,VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER($B$3:$I3,$B$3:$B3=B4),8,1)*-2,IF(VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER({$B$3:$B3,$I$3:$I3},$B$3:$B3=B4),2,2)=0,VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER($B$3:$I3,$B$3:$B3=B4),2,1)*1))))


Thanks
Stu

[#2]

@4ll5op 

That's a long formula; it's hard to visualize what it does. Could you attach a sample workbook (without sensitive data), or if that is not possible, make it available through OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox or similar? Thanks in advance.

[#3]

here is a small workaround:
Convert Google Sheets spreadsheets to Excel format:
In the Sheets app, click → File and then → Download as.
Now you can choose between *.xlsx, *.ods and other file formats and select a storage location for them.
This creates a copy of the file in Excel format, the original Google Sheets file remains unchanged. You can then take the formulas in Excel format from the saved Excel file.

Hope I could help you with these information .

[#4 · Accepted solution]

I agree with @Hans Vogelaar that a sample sheet would be helpful but I do see a couple things:

=IFERROR(
   IF(VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER({$B$3:$B3,$I$3:$J3},$B$3:$B3=B4),2,1)>0,
     ROUNDDOWN((SUM($I$3:$I3))*1%,1),
     IF(VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER({$B$3:$B3,$I$3:$I3},$B$3:$B3=B4),2,2)<0,
       VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER($B$3:$I3,$B$3:$B3=B4),8,1)*-2,
       IF(VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER({$B$3:$B3,$I$3:$I3},$B$3:$B3=B4),2,2)=0,
          VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER($B$3:$I3,$B$3:$B3=B4),2,1)*1
       )
     )
   )
 )

so I think the problem is the FILTER({...} ...

you can't create a set of ranges like that.  Just filter the entire range and pick the column accordingly.  I also tried to simplify the whole equation by checking the sign of that result instead of <0, =0 and >0:

=IFERROR(
   CHOOSE(SIGN(VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER($B$3:$J3,$B$3:$B3=B4),8,1))+2,
      VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER($B$3:$I3,$B$3:$B3=B4),8,1)*-2,
      VLOOKUP(B4,FILTER($B$3:$I3,$B$3:$B3=B4),2,1)*1,
      ROUNDDOWN((SUM($I$3:$I3))*1%,1)
   ),
   "error"
 )

that said there are a couple other things I question:

a) in the VLOOKUPs the last parameter was a 2 in a couple cases when that is really a true/false but I assume any value will come back the same as true

b) in the <0 case you are returning a lookup from column I (3rd parameter is but the =0 case you are returning from column C (3rd parameter is 2), is that supposed to be an 8 also?

c) you have an IFERROR()  but I didn't see it being used so I added a "error" statement because excel doesn't allow nothing (but apparently sheets does)

[#5]

Ok, this formula seems to fix it so thank you, 3rd paramter is meant to be different for =0 & >0

i will continue to enter data and test the formula but i think you have cracked it from what ive tested so far.

Thank you

[#6]

@4ll5op 

That could be

=IFERROR(
   IF( VLOOKUP( B4, FILTER( HSTACK( $B$3:$B3, $I$3:$J3 ), $B$3:$B3=B4 ), 2, 1)>0,
       ROUNDDOWN( SUM($I$3:$I3)*1%, 1),
   IF( VLOOKUP( B4,FILTER( HSTACK( $B$3:$B3, $I$3:$I3 ),$B$3:$B3=B4 ), 2, 2)<0,
       VLOOKUP( B4,FILTER( $B$3:$I3, $B$3:$B3=B4), 8, 1)*-2,
   IF( VLOOKUP( B4,FILTER( HSTACK( $B$3:$B3, $I$3:$I3 ), $B$3:$B3=B4 ), 2, 2)=0,
       VLOOKUP( B4,FILTER( $B$3:$I3, $B$3:$B3=B4 ), 2, 1)*1))),
0 )