Re: [libreoffice-users] Text in an IF function

On 07/29/2014 17:06, Brian Barker wrote:
> > I think I've tracked down the problem but not the answer....
> >
> > My full statement is - =IF(H44="AUG",Paid.D21,"")
> >
> > Paid.D21 is the value I want to insert if the month is correct.
> > H44 contains the month, ie AUG - and this seems to be the problem. It 
> > is a pull-down list of months. If I enter the month by hand the IF 
> > statement works but with it being a pull-down list it does not work.
>
> The only obvious possibility is that your selection list does not 
> include exactly "AUG". Does it perhaps have a trailing blank or 
> blanks? If so, either correct the list or modify the formula to refer 
> to TRIM(H44) instead.
>
> Brian Barker
Did you try inserting quots  which will become 
=IF(H44="AUG","Paid.D21","") perhaps?
Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA 98370


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