Comments on: Formula to find text string within another string in MS Excel http://www.msofficeworld.net/2009/03/04/formula-to-find-text-string-in-ms-excel/ Unleash the power of Ms-Office Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: KP http://www.msofficeworld.net/2009/03/04/formula-to-find-text-string-in-ms-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-164 KP Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:36:39 +0000 http://www.msofficeworld.net/?p=8#comment-164 very helpful formula, also by using the formula this way you can eliminate #VALUE! problem when search fail. E7=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(E$5,D7),"income","expense") E8=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(E$5,D8),"income","expense") E9 = .. E5 = "sale" D7 = "food sale" E7 = "income" D8 = "drink sale" E8 = "income" D9 = "repair" E9 = "expense" very helpful formula,
also by using the formula this way you can eliminate #VALUE! problem when search fail.
E7=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(E$5,D7),”income”,”expense”)
E8=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(E$5,D8),”income”,”expense”)
E9 = ..
E5 = “sale”
D7 = “food sale” E7 = “income”
D8 = “drink sale” E8 = “income”
D9 = “repair” E9 = “expense”

]]> By: admin http://www.msofficeworld.net/2009/03/04/formula-to-find-text-string-in-ms-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-41 admin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:19:40 +0000 http://www.msofficeworld.net/?p=8#comment-41 You are right Mr PBH. Thanks for your input. You are right Mr PBH. Thanks for your input.

]]> By: PBH http://www.msofficeworld.net/2009/03/04/formula-to-find-text-string-in-ms-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-40 PBH Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:07:03 +0000 http://www.msofficeworld.net/?p=8#comment-40 seems that the following would provide the same result and be a bit simpler. =IF( ISNUMBER(SEARCH("esp",D7)), "esp", "") seems that the following would provide the same result and be a bit simpler.

=IF( ISNUMBER(SEARCH(“esp”,D7)), “esp”, “”)

]]> By: PHP http://www.msofficeworld.net/2009/03/04/formula-to-find-text-string-in-ms-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-3 PHP Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:10:51 +0000 http://www.msofficeworld.net/?p=8#comment-3 this formula is good one as it shows blank space when the string is not found. this formula is good one as it shows blank space when the string is not found.

]]> By: ms excel http://www.msofficeworld.net/2009/03/04/formula-to-find-text-string-in-ms-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-2 ms excel Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:22:45 +0000 http://www.msofficeworld.net/?p=8#comment-2 nice to learn a good formula.. thanks nice to learn a good formula.. thanks

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