IF FUNCTION ISN'T WORKING NO MATTER HOW SIMPLE THE COMMAND IS

[thomasea]

Hi, I was trying to use the IF function and it wasn't working so i tried to make it as simple as possible to see what the problem was. Still, it gave me an error even though I just copied and pasted the formula from windows support page so I don't really know what to do.

[#2]

Try to type the formula rather than copy and paste it.

[#3 · Accepted solution]

Perhaps your list separator is not comma (e.g. semicolon). You may check Win+R type control international and here is under Additional settings

[#4]

@Twifoo I believe this is the issue as well. Those quote marks look like smart quotes (curved quote marks) rather than proper actual quotation marks, which will break formulas in Excel (or nearly any programming language).

[#5]

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@SergeiBaklan wrote:

Perhaps your list separator is not comma (e.g. semicolon). You may check Win+R type control international and here is under Additional settings

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thanks a lot it really worked @SergeiBaklan 

[#6]

i already did it but as @SergeiBaklan said it was about typing semicolons instead of commas, but thanks anyway@Twifoo 

[#7]

@thomasea , glad to help

[#8]

Should I put semicolon instead of coma

[#9]

@Najeebibnu 

Depends on your regional settings. Please check here

if you are on Windows.

[#10]

@SergeiBaklan Thank you! That was my issue on my Mac. I had to reset those OS default system settings. Thanks!

[#11]

I have changed this setting to comma ( , ) for list separator, restarted PC, and closed/reopened Excel and still same error as thomasea. Everything written manually from scratch by myself.

[#12]

@JakobNilssonTVV 

Could you please share sample workbook or at least screenshot to illustrate an issue?

[#13]

Thank you but turns out it was the language. Found no other way than to use Swedish formulas instead. @SergeiBaklan 

[#14]

Hi, i have the same issue with the IF statement while using ('') and my list separator already is comma(,). How can i get it done @SergeiBaklan 

[#15]

@abdulbasith29 

Most probably something is wrong with text you entered. For example, such error

if to use two single quotes ' as '' .

If text was entered correctly (with double quote character "), formula works

It could be something else, but such things better to discuss having sample file.

[#16]

It works now. I got a hint from your reply. Actually when i press the double quote's ('')button, it actually is a single quote only, but it comes twice at the same time (I thought this is real double quote). But when i press it with SHIFT button, the real double quote appeared (""). So now it is working. Thank you so much @SergeiBaklan 

 

[#17]

@abdulbasith29 , you are welcome