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If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

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    If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

    I'm working on a spreadsheet to compare data between two cells in multiple rows.

    In my "if statement, If the cells are the same, I'd like a "yes" response, and if they are different, I'd like a "no" response. I'm running into difficulty because if the cells are both blank, I'm getting a "yes" response and I'd like that response to be blank.

    Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

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    Re: If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

    How about:

    =IF(COUNTA(A1,B1)<2, "", IF(A1=B1, "Yes", "No"))
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    Re: If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

    You could also try this:
    =IF(AND(ISBLANK(A1),ISBLANK(B1)),"",IF(A1<>B1, "No", "Yes"))
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    Re: If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

    If A1 & B1 can contain formula Nulls COUNTBLANK is perhaps the safest option of all given Nulls are seen as Blanks (not the case with COUNTA / ISBLANK)

    =IF(COUNTBLANK(A1:B1)=2,"",IF(A1=B1,"Yes","No"))

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    Re: If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

    Thank you all very much!
    I used the first suggestion and it worked, but I have printed them all out to have on hand.
    Really appreciate the help.

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    Re: If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

    If that takes care of your need, be sure to EDIT your original post, click Go Advanced and mark the PREFIX box [SOLVED].


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    Re: If two cells are blank, if statement to show third statement is blank

    Recycled. Thank you, not exactly what I needed but enough to make it work.
    =IF(AND(ISBLANK(A35221),ISBLANK(L35221)),"",IF(L35221="","0",IF(L35221<0,"Overdue","Not Overdue")))

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