Search for a Text String

dcliffo

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I would like to create an IF statement that searches through a cell to find a string (e.g. "Administration"). If it finds it within the cell, I would like it to return a percentage in a different cell location. Anyone know how I would do that? I probably need some wild card characters

=IF(D2="*Administration*",C2,0)

Thanks!!
 

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FIND("Administration",D2) will return a number IF the string is found, Then Isnumber tests for that number ... if no number then the string was not found. :wink:
 
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Thanks. I always like to understand the formulas for next time. Appreciate the super fast response. Looks like you have no life other than work as well!!
 
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Looks like you have no life other than work as well

I try to stay away from this site when I'm at work... it's to easy to have hours seem like minutes ... :wink:
 
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