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Is there a way to use IF and AND when searching a range of cells?

  1. 06-08-2017, 06:17 PM #1
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    Is there a way to use IF and AND when searching a range of cells?

    Excel 2013 does not like the : (colon) between my range cells in this IF statement--
    IF(AND(G2='[Base.xlsx]Additional Customers Log'!G:G;K2='[Base.xlsx]Additional Customers Log'!$K$500);"Duplicate";"PendAssignment")

    Specifically, G2 holds a company name and K2 holds the company number. I want to compare today's workbook with yesterday's and show which are duplicates and which need to be assigned. I need a match on both the name and number.

    In the formula I left the semi-colon instead of a comma as breaks but I've tried it with both and have tried the range both with and without the $ to lock the range in place. I've also tried the generic G:G instead of line numbers but every time i try it, I get the 'we have detected a problem with your formula' pop-up and when I click "Okay', Excel takes me to the first colon between G:G, like it expects a break or another character.

    Has anyone done this successfully?
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    Re: Is there a way to use IF and AND when searching a range of cells?

    Hello GingerLeake,

    I do not have Excel 2013, but have you tried defining the Range for G? i.e., G2:G500. Change to suit.

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    Re: Is there a way to use IF and AND when searching a range of cells?

    Think it's more to do with trying to compare a single cell to an entire column. You may be confusing this with COUNTIF, COUNTIFS, SUMIF, SUMIFS, etc.
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    Re: Is there a way to use IF and AND when searching a range of cells?

    Trevor, you might be right. Someone on another forum gave me a countif formula that seems to be working fine. Thanks!
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    Re: Is there a way to use IF and AND when searching a range of cells?

    i think my post dropped but thank you for the suggestion, Winon. I'd tried with the numbers, both with and without the $ to look the numbers and letters in place. Nothing I tried worked but someone on another forum suggested a countif and that appears to be working.

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