What am I doing wrong in this if statement?

[kodarr]

=IF(D1<1,INDEX('Story Event Lookup'!$D$2:$D$300,MATCH('Story Events'!$E$2,'Story Event Lookup'!$B$2:$B$300,0)),INDEX('Story Event Lookup'!$D$2:$D$300,MATCH('Story Events'!$D$1,'Story Event Lookup'!$A$2:$A$300,0)))

no matter what value is in D1 it does the index from E2. I checked a simple if(d1<1,"true","false") and it returns true and false correctly but when I use the index codes it always does the true.

Both index codes work when not in the if statement by themselves.

[Glenn Kennedy]

Will you please attach a SMALL sample Excel workbook (10-20 rows of data is usually enough)? However, please give us an indication of the approximate number of rows of data you want the solution to work with (100, 1000, 100,000 or whatever). Please don't attach a picture of an Excel sheet (no-one will want to re-type all your stuff before starting).

1. It does NOT have to be your real sheet - mock up a SAMPLE if you need to. But not 1000's of rows!!! It makes manual checking so tedious. Whatever you do... make sure that all confidential information is removed first!!

2. Make sure that your sample data are truly REPRESENTATIVE of your real data. The use of unrepresentative data is very frustrating and can lead to long delays in reaching a solution.

3. Make sure that your desired solution is also shown (mock up the results manually).

4. Try to avoid using merged cells. They cause lots of problems!

Unfortunately the attachment icon doesn't work at the moment. So, to attach an Excel file you have to do the following: Just before posting, scroll down to Go Advanced and then scroll down to Manage Attachments. Now follow the instructions at the top of that screen.

[Glenn Kennedy]

I don't see the problem here. I have adapted you formula for a single sheet.

[kodarr]

=IF('Story Events'!D1<1,INDEX('Story Event Lookup'!$C$2:$C$300,MATCH('Story Events'!$E$2,'Story Event Lookup'!$B$2:$B$300,0)),INDEX('Story Event Lookup'!$C$2:$C$300,MATCH('Story Events'!$D$1,'Story Event Lookup'!$A$2:$A$300,0)))

*I feel like an idiot*
The problem was D1 I didn't have $D$1 and the value was changing when I typed the number in D1 to a different cell so it was always evaluating as false.

Thanks for the help. Such a stupid error.

[Glenn Kennedy]

You're welcome.

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