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Compare 2 excel cells
Posted on 2012-12-28
Hello,
I'm trying to do a simple compare between 2 cells.
I used
=IF(A1=B1,TRUE,FALSE)
=EXACT(A1,B1)
=MATCH(A1,B1)
Nothing seems to give me the correct answers.
Please see attached. (Cells contain numbers and texts).
Any help is appreciated.
sample-compare.xlsx
I'm trying to do a simple compare between 2 cells.
I used
=IF(A1=B1,TRUE,FALSE)
=EXACT(A1,B1)
=MATCH(A1,B1)
Nothing seems to give me the correct answers.
Please see attached. (Cells contain numbers and texts).
Any help is appreciated.
sample-compare.xlsx
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Active 3 days ago
What kind of result do you want?
When I try the =IF(A1=B1,TRUE,FALSE) code in Cell C1 it returns TRUE.
When I try the =IF(A1=B1,TRUE,FALSE) code in Cell C1 it returns TRUE.
There's nothing wrong with your first formula:
=IF(A1=B1,TRUE,FALSE)
Shanan212's solution would give you text for true and false instead of boolean values which you may or may not want.
But, I think the real issue is that caculations are set to manual on your worksheet (far right of Formulas tab). This means that you won't get the expected results until you recalculate the worksheet.
For typical use, it is fine to leave Excel in automatic calculation. Exceptions would be high complexity, large data sets, or transient data.
=IF(A1=B1,TRUE,FALSE)
Shanan212's solution would give you text for true and false instead of boolean values which you may or may not want.
But, I think the real issue is that caculations are set to manual on your worksheet (far right of Formulas tab). This means that you won't get the expected results until you recalculate the worksheet.
For typical use, it is fine to leave Excel in automatic calculation. Exceptions would be high complexity, large data sets, or transient data.
Active 3 days ago
@hanklm - You got it. It appears that the sheet is not calculating automatically.
If I go to the cell, press F2 to edit, then press enter, the value changes.
either that, or just press F9
If I go to the cell, press F2 to edit, then press enter, the value changes.
either that, or just press F9
Ahh you have automatic calculations disabled
Goto formula Tab - Click on 'Calculation Options'
Then click on 'Automatic'
Goto formula Tab - Click on 'Calculation Options'
Then click on 'Automatic'
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