#VALUE! error nesting IF function

In A1 I have a formula that can have 7 results: a,b,c,d,e,f,g

In range A65:A95 I have the results I want if "a", B65:B95 results if "b" and so on.

What I want is if A1=a, then A2:A32 will fill up w/ the range from A65:A95

What I came up w/ for cell A2 was

=IF(A1="a",A65),IF(A1="b",B65),IF(A1="c",C65),IF(A1="d",D65),IF(A1="e",E65),IF(A1="f",F65),IF(A1="g",A65)

I'm getting a #VALUE! error. What am I doing wrong or is there a better way to do this?

Thanks,

ok it's been a long day, I realized what I was doing wrong, but I still want to know if this is the best option?

Here's my formula

=IF(A1="a",A65,IF(A1="b",B65,IF(A1="c",C65,IF(A1="d",D65,IF(A1="e",E65,IF(A1="f",F65,IF(A1="g",G65)))))))

Hi!

This will work as a replcement for your formula:

=INDEX(A65:G65,MATCH(A1,{"a","b","c","d","e","f","g"},0))

But I have no idea what your tying to do with this:

> In range A65:A95 I have the results I want if "a", B65:B95 results if
> "b" and so on.
>
> What I want is if A1=a, then A2:A32 will fill up w/ the range from
> A65:A95

Biff

"fastballfreddy"
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> In A1 I have a formula that can have 7 results: a,b,c,d,e,f,g
>
> In range A65:A95 I have the results I want if "a", B65:B95 results if
> "b" and so on.
>
> What I want is if A1=a, then A2:A32 will fill up w/ the range from
> A65:A95
>
> What I came up w/ for cell A2 was
>
> =IF(A1="a",A65),IF(A1="b",B65),IF(A1="c",C65),IF(A1="d",D65),IF(A1="e",E65),IF(A1="f",F65),IF(A1="g",A65)
>
> I'm getting a #VALUE! error. What am I doing wrong or is there a
> better way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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Perhaps

=IF($A$1={"a";"b";"c"},INDIRECT(A1&"65"))

would be a better clue

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Originally Posted by fastballfreddy

ok it's been a long day, I realized what I was doing wrong, but I still want to know if this is the best option?

Here's my formula

=IF(A1="a",A65,IF(A1="b",B65,IF(A1="c",C65,IF(A1="d",D65,IF(A1="e",E65,IF(A1="f",F65,IF(A1="g",G65)))))))

thanks for everybody's replies. My formula did work, but Biff's formula is what I was looking for. Thanks again.

Hi,

Create a range name "A" for your range A65:A95
Create a range name "B" for your range B65:B95 etc

in cells A2:A32 (as a group), enter this array formula =indirect(A1)
(while pressing Shift+ Ctrl+Enter)

So now, when you enter "a" in cell A1, this wll populate your cells A2:A32
with values found in cells A65:A95

Cheers!

André





"fastballfreddy"
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>
> In A1 I have a formula that can have 7 results: a,b,c,d,e,f,g
>
> In range A65:A95 I have the results I want if "a", B65:B95 results if
> "b" and so on.
>
> What I want is if A1=a, then A2:A32 will fill up w/ the range from
> A65:A95
>
> What I came up w/ for cell A2 was
>
> =IF(A1="a",A65),IF(A1="b",B65),IF(A1="c",C65),IF(A1="d",D65),IF(A1="e",E65),IF(A1="f",F65),IF(A1="g",A65)
>
> I'm getting a #VALUE! error. What am I doing wrong or is there a
> better way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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