I have a formula that almost works. I'm trying to make my primary field a formula where it looks at "Column A" and looks at "Column B". If a there's a value in "Column A", enter that value as the primary field. If there's a value in "Column B", enter that value in the primary filed. If there's a value in both "Column A" and "Column B", combine those two values and place a "/" between the two fields. The formula I have looks like this:
This does work. However this formula is adding the "/" character to the beginning of "Column A" and at the end of "Column B" when there's only one value in one of the fields.
The results look something like this:
If there's a value in "Column A" but not in "Column B":
12345/
75326/
23457/
If there's a value in "Column B" but not in "Column A":
It looks like you're trying to create a formula that combines values from two columns, but you're encountering issues with extraneous slashes when only one column has a value. To resolve this, you need to ensure that the slash is only added when both columns have values. Here’s how you can adjust your formula:
AND({Column A} != BLANK(), {Column B} != BLANK()) checks if both columns have values. If true, it concatenates them with a "/" between. IF({Column A} != BLANK(), {Column A}, {Column B}) checks if only one column has a value and returns that value. It ensures that if only one of the columns has data, no extra slash is added. Ensure that:
Column Names: Use curly braces {} around your column names correctly. Blank Checking: Use != BLANK() to check for empty values.
This formula should correctly handle cases where:
Both columns have values: Combine with a "/". Only "Column A" has a value: Return that value without an extra "/". Only "Column B" has a value: Return that value without an extra "/".
Try using this adjusted formula and see if it resolves the issue with unwanted slashes.
It looks like you're trying to create a formula that combines values from two columns, but you're encountering issues with extraneous slashes when only one column has a value. To resolve this, you need to ensure that the slash is only added when both columns have values. Here’s how you can adjust your formula:
AND({Column A} != BLANK(), {Column B} != BLANK()) checks if both columns have values. If true, it concatenates them with a "/" between. IF({Column A} != BLANK(), {Column A}, {Column B}) checks if only one column has a value and returns that value. It ensures that if only one of the columns has data, no extra slash is added. Ensure that:
Column Names: Use curly braces {} around your column names correctly. Blank Checking: Use != BLANK() to check for empty values.
This formula should correctly handle cases where:
Both columns have values: Combine with a "/". Only "Column A" has a value: Return that value without an extra "/". Only "Column B" has a value: Return that value without an extra "/".
Try using this adjusted formula and see if it resolves the issue with unwanted slashes.
Thank you Saravanan for the response. The above formula still left the "/" mark character if only Column A or Column B had a value. Others in this thread provided a solution to get rid of the "/" mark when Column A or Column B had a value.
I don't get it. Conditions C and D are independent or they can affect each other? What kind of output you expect? Could you please give an example? No need to expand A,B,E,F, suppose they all present or all absent If C and D are independent, just copy the same formula with other letters and put & between them. Possible flaw - is when you see 'all ok' and don't know - 'which all is ok" 🙂 I mean A&B both present or E&F
I don't get it. Conditions C and D are independent or they can affect each other? What kind of output you expect? Could you please give an example? No need to expand A,B,E,F, suppose they all present or all absent If C and D are independent, just copy the same formula with other letters and put & between them. Possible flaw - is when you see 'all ok' and don't know - 'which all is ok" 🙂 I mean A&B both present or E&F
@Alexey_Gusev I appreciate the pushback, as it helped me rephrase my question. I'm looking to provide multiple notifications for one field; existing or missing: copy (3 fields), image (1 field), and URL (1 field)
@Alexey_Gusev I appreciate the pushback, as it helped me rephrase my question. I'm looking to provide multiple notifications for one field; existing or missing: copy (3 fields), image (1 field), and URL (1 field)
@Alexey_Gusev one last question, is there a way to separate the responses with a ',' or ';' vs. a line break?
That's strange, but I never met such simple thing. Maybe better solution exists. I would add ";" in the end of each text output except last then remove possible trailing ';' in the end by wrapping whole formula in a such way:
That's strange, but I never met such simple thing. Maybe better solution exists. I would add ";" in the end of each text output except last then remove possible trailing ';' in the end by wrapping whole formula in a such way: