combining two formulas into one

[Lenna]

Please help to combine two formulas into one:

Formula 1
IF L2 is blank and J2 doesn’t contain (AT1R/LCTI/LPRI/LPRI_RPT/LPRII/LPRII_RPT), if true return “NoOrderNumberFound”, otherwise “Not Reported”.

Formula 2
IF L2 is not blank, lookup N2 in row P(has sorted unique values) and return either “WrongTest” if not found, or “CorrectTest” if it was found.

=IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(N2,P:P,1,FALSE)),"WrongTest","CorrectTest")

Thank you,

Lenna

 

[skywriter]

You could use the choose function:

=CHOOSE(IF(L2="",1,2),"Formula if L2 = Blank","Formula if L2 is not blank")

 

[Lenna]

What is 1,2 ?

You could use the choose function:

=CHOOSE(IF(L2="",1,2),"Formula if L2 = Blank","Formula if L2 is not blank")

 

[Lenna]

I'm working on Formula 1. How do I get it to return either “NoOrderNumberFound” if it doesn't contain and “Not Reported” if it does?
This formula returns only True/False.

=OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("AT1R",$L5)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LCTI",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRI",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRI_RPT",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRII",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRII_RPT",$L5)))=FALSE

Thanks

 

[skywriter]

What is 1,2 ?

It's the choose function, you have an index number, the 1 means it chooses the first formula I put in there, the 2 means it chooses the second.
If L2="", the result is one and it picks formula 1, otherwise the if evaluates to 2 and it chooses the the second formula.

I could say if something, have it evaluate to 1 if true and then have another if statement in the false and if that if statement evalutes to true it would equal 2 and then another if statement if false and have the next if statement evaluate to 3 etc. You seem to want to do a lot, so I thought choose would be a good option.

Read Excel help for the choose function for a better understanding.

 

[skywriter]

I'm working on Formula 1. How do I get it to return either “NoOrderNumberFound” if it doesn't contain and “Not Reported” if it does?
This formula returns only True/False.

=OR(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("AT1R",$L5)),ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LCTI",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRI",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRI_RPT",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRII",$L5)), ISNUMBER(SEARCH("LPRII_RPT",$L5)))=FALSE

Thanks

OR only returns true of false. Put the OR statement in an If statement and then put what you want if it evaluates to true and whatever else you want if it evalutes to false.

 

[Lenna]

This formula seems to work with both AND/OR. What is the difference?

=CHOOSE(IF($L5="",1,2), IF(AND($J5<>"AT1R",$J5<>"LCTI",$J5<>"LPRI",$J5<>"LPRI_RPT",$J5<>"LPRII",$J5<>"LPRII_RPT"),"NoOrderNumberFound","Test Not Reported"),IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP($J5,O:O,1,FALSE)),"WrongTestOrdered","CorrectTest"))

 

[Lenna]

It needs to be an "AND".