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marcogallo99
Copper Contributor
Nov 21, 2020

vlookup formula problem

Hi everyone,

 

I have a question about the vlookup formula (I guess).

I would like to link two formulas (like IF and VLOOKUP, or IFNA and VLOOKUP, I'm not sure).

Here's my needs: in column B I have a list of names, in column F I have some numbers. But not every name has a number in F column. I need the formula to display me a YES if there's a number, otherwise a NO.

 

The argument I'm trying to create is:

 

if VLOOKUP finds a value in B5, and F5 is blank, then return this; if VLOOKUP finds a value in B5, and F5 is NOT blank, then return this; if VLOOKUP does NOT find a value, then return this.

 

Here's another way:

 

if VLOOKUP finds a value in B5, and F5 is blank OR if VLOOKUP does NOT find a value, then return this; if VLOOKUP finds a value in B5, and F5 is NOT blank, then return this.

 

Do you guys have any idea to help me?

 

Thank you so much

10 Replies

  • NikolinoDE's avatar
    NikolinoDE
    Platinum Contributor

    marcogallo99 

    I didn't really understand what you're up to.

    but here is an example of a "VLOOKUP, IF; AND" combination ,,,,,

    = IF (AND (VLOOKUP ($ A3; Sheet2! $ A: $ I; 9; 0)> = (G3 + I3); (N3 <0)); "Order"; IF (AND (G3> = L3; I3> 0); "Cancel"; ""))

    maybe you can adapt it to your needs!

     

    otherwise send your table with an example (w/out sensitive data)!

     

    additional infos:

    IF function – nested formulas and avoiding pitfalls

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/if-function-%e2%80%93-nested-formulas-and-avoiding-pitfalls-0b22ff44-f149-44ba-aeb5-4ef99da241c8?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

     

    I would be happy to know if I could help.

     

    Nikolino

    I know I don't know anything (Socrates)

     

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    • marcogallo99's avatar
      marcogallo99
      Copper Contributor

      NikolinoDE

      I'm so sorry, I'm Italian and my English is not so good ahahah...

       

      I attach an example table.

       

      As you see, I have some names in column C, but not all of them have a number in column F.

      I need to count how many times there is a name in C with a number in F (there's no way a name can figure once with a number and then without a number, every single name has ALWAYS or NEVER a number)

       

      Here is an example, I created (in another spreadsheet) a list with an example of all the names I need, and these will be the results:

       

      MATT    0

      GEORGE   0

      KEVIN   2

      LUCAS    1

      ANTHONY     0

      MICHAEL      1

      PETER     0

       

      I'm not even sure which formulas I need, I thought about an IF and a VLOOKUP but it can be everything you want...

       

      Thank you so much

      • SergeiBaklan's avatar
        SergeiBaklan
        Diamond Contributor

        marcogallo99 

        As variant that could be

        with

        =LET(
            namesRange, C2:C14,
            numbersRange, F2:F14,
            uniqueNames, UNIQUE(namesRange),
            counts, COUNTIFS(numbersRange,">0",namesRange,uniqueNames),
            rawResult, IF({1,0},uniqueNames,counts),
            Result,FILTER(rawResult,uniqueNames<>0),
        Result)

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