IF statement problem

[Ross]

Hi,

I'm trying to make up an IF statement but not having much luck, my table reads

Date Area Tank
1/1/06 A Hp
1/1/06 B Lp
2/1/06 A Lp
2/1/06 B Shut
2/1/06 C LP
2/1/06 G Test

I want to have in the formula cell a statement that returns four different
numbers for the four possible text.

i.e: If the data cell in tank reads "Hp" then the formula cell reads "1" or
if the data cell reads "Lp" the formula cell reads "2" and so forth for all
four options so that "Test"=3 and "Shut"=4

Is this possible?

Many thanks,
Ross

 

[Special-K]

Assuming Data Are and Tank are columns A B and C isnt this just a simpl
case of in column D entering the formula

=IF(B1="Hp",1,IF(B1="Lp",2,IF(B1=Shut",3,IF(B1="Test",4,"UNKNOWN"))))

Then copy the formula down the D column

(Im sure theres a simpler formula to use to produce this

 

[Dav]

if you create a table say in e2:f5
Hp 1
Lp 2
Test 3
Shut 4

then in the say cell d2 =vlookup(c2,$e$2:$f$5,2,false) and copy i
down

or

=if(c2="Hp",1,if(c2="Lp",2,if(c2="Test",3,if(c2="shut",""))))

regards

Da

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi Ross

One way
=LOOKUP(C2,{"hp",1;"lp",2;"shut",4;"test",3})

If you do want to use IF's, then
=IF(C2="hp",1,IF(C2="lp",2,IF(C3="test",3,IF(C2="shut",4,""))))

 

[Danny Lewis]

That seems the right way, also could use a vlookup function and another table

 

[Toppers]

=IF(ISNA(LOOKUP(A1,{"Hp","Lp","Test","Shut"},{1,2,3,4})),"",LOOKUP(A1,{"hp","lp","Test","Shut"},{1,2,3,4}))

HTH

 

[Toppers]

I obviously misunderstood LOOKUP ( my poor excuse is I don't use it!) so
Roger's is the correct way. Sorry!