Comments on: Nested Functions http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cambralenta http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-31620 Cambralenta Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-31620 <p>Thanks anyway, problem is solved!</p> Thanks anyway, problem is solved!

]]> By: Cambralenta http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-31604 Cambralenta Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:17:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-31604 <p>Sorry, "PROC" function is "Lookup"!... Anyone?!</p> Sorry, “PROC” function is “Lookup”!… Anyone?!

]]> By: Cambralenta http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-31595 Cambralenta Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:30:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-31595 <p>I'm working around this formula (it's in Portuguese: SE=IF;E=AND; PROC=FIND):</p> <p>=SE(É.ERRO(SE(E(G108="INF A";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INF A";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INF B";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INF B";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1728;1844;2075;2191;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INIC";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;2016;2207;2589;2780;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INIC";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1759;1874;2102;2217;4000};{0;1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUV";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;2271;2416;2706;2851;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUV";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1743;1854;2078;2189;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUN";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;2084;2320;2795;3034;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUN";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1593;1689;1881;1977;4000};{1;2;3;4;5}))))))))))));"-";SE(E(G108="INF A";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INF A";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INF B";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INF B";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1728;1844;2075;2191;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INIC";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;2016;2207;2589;2780;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="INIC";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1759;1874;2102;2217;4000};{0;1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUV";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;2271;2416;2706;2851;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUV";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1743;1854;2078;2189;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUN";B108="M");PROC(F108;{0;2084;2320;2795;3034;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108="JUN";B108="F");PROC(F108;{0;1593;1689;1881;1977;4000};{1;2;3;4;5}))))))))))))</p> <p>It works fine on excel2007 but i can't use in excel2003. Can someone help!? Thanks</p> I’m working around this formula (it’s in Portuguese: SE=IF;E=AND; PROC=FIND):

=SE(É.ERRO(SE(E(G108=”INF A”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INF A”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INF B”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INF B”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1728;1844;2075;2191;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INIC”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;2016;2207;2589;2780;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INIC”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1759;1874;2102;2217;4000};{0;1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUV”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;2271;2416;2706;2851;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUV”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1743;1854;2078;2189;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUN”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;2084;2320;2795;3034;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUN”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1593;1689;1881;1977;4000};{1;2;3;4;5}))))))))))));”-”;SE(E(G108=”INF A”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INF A”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INF B”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;1954;2100;2395;2544;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INF B”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1728;1844;2075;2191;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INIC”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;2016;2207;2589;2780;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”INIC”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1759;1874;2102;2217;4000};{0;1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUV”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;2271;2416;2706;2851;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUV”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1743;1854;2078;2189;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUN”;B108=”M”);PROC(F108;{0;2084;2320;2795;3034;4000};{1;2;3;4;5});SE(E(G108=”JUN”;B108=”F”);PROC(F108;{0;1593;1689;1881;1977;4000};{1;2;3;4;5}))))))))))))

It works fine on excel2007 but i can’t use in excel2003. Can someone help!? Thanks

]]> By: Matt http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-16944 Matt Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-16944 <p>I was wondering if there is any way to increase the amount of conditional formats in a worksheet beyond 3? Thanks</p> I was wondering if there is any way to increase the amount of conditional formats in a worksheet beyond 3? Thanks

]]> By: Palencia http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-16414 Palencia Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-16414 <p>Get Past the 7 Nested IF limit</p> <p>I need to implement a more than 7 IF nested Statements in a Master Excel sheet I am creating. It is a Tolerance Table that I need to put several times across the sheet and across the book. I know it can be done in VBA but I am not an expert in VBA.</p> <p>Of course I tried to write the whole formula in EXCEL although I know it was not going to be accepted. </p> <p>Average % intervalsTolerance<br> 99and22<br> 97-98and4-Mar3<br> 94-96and7-May4<br> 91-93and10-Aug5<br> 87-90and14-Nov6<br> 82-86and15-197<br> 76-81and20-258<br> 70-75and26-319<br> 60-69and32-4110<br> 51-59and42-5011</p> <p> =IF(CELL=2,"2?,IF(CELL</p> Get Past the 7 Nested IF limit

I need to implement a more than 7 IF nested Statements in a Master Excel sheet I am creating. It is a Tolerance Table that I need to put several times across the sheet and across the book. I know it can be done in VBA but I am not an expert in VBA.

Of course I tried to write the whole formula in EXCEL although I know it was not going to be accepted.

Average % intervalsTolerance
99and22
97-98and4-Mar3
94-96and7-May4
91-93and10-Aug5
87-90and14-Nov6
82-86and15-197
76-81and20-258
70-75and26-319
60-69and32-4110
51-59and42-5011

=IF(CELL=2,”2?,IF(CELL

]]> By: Bill http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-3010 Bill Sat, 18 Dec 2004 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-3010 <p>Jon, thanks for the comment. I've elected to go with Frank's suggestion of using the VLOOKUP command. I had to tweak it slighty from .5s to .4s But it's working just fine.</p> <p>Bill</p> Jon, thanks for the comment. I’ve elected to go with Frank’s suggestion of using the VLOOKUP command. I had to tweak it slighty from .5s to .4s But it’s working just fine.

Bill

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-2977 Jon Peltier Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-2977 <p>The way to nest Dick's first formula more efficiently is to break each if into roughly equal pieces. His first IF, </p> <p> IF(A1="One"</p> <p>breaks the problem into "One" and {Everything Else}. In the complex formula below, I've broken the problem into {"Zero","One","Two","Three","Four"} and everything else. Then I break this into {"Zero","One"} and the rest of {"Zero","One","Two","Three","Four"}, which is {"Two","Three","Four"}. And so on. Here's the formula:</p> <p>=IF(OR(A1={"Zero","One","Two","Three","Four"}),IF(OR(A1={"Zero","One"}),IF(A1="Zero",0,1),IF(OR(A1={"Two","Three"}),IF(A1="Two",2,3),4)),IF(OR(A1={"Five","Six","Seven","Eight","Nine"}),IF(OR(A1={"Five","Six"}),IF(A1="Five",5,6),IF(OR(A1={"Seven","Eight"}),IF(A1="Seven",7,8),9)),"No Match"))</p> <p>I don't know how many levels I've nested, but I think I could go further without too much trouble. It's still not as quick or easy as building a lookup table, but it shows a way to nest the formula more efficiently.</p> <p>Here's what I get in the worksheet:</p> <p>Zero0<br> One1<br> Two2<br> Three3<br> Four4<br> Five5<br> Six6<br> Seven7<br> Eight8<br> Nine9<br> ElseNo Match</p> <p>- Jon</p> The way to nest Dick’s first formula more efficiently is to break each if into roughly equal pieces. His first IF,

IF(A1=”One”

breaks the problem into “One” and {Everything Else}. In the complex formula below, I’ve broken the problem into {“Zero”,”One”,”Two”,”Three”,”Four”} and everything else. Then I break this into {“Zero”,”One”} and the rest of {“Zero”,”One”,”Two”,”Three”,”Four”}, which is {“Two”,”Three”,”Four”}. And so on. Here’s the formula:

=IF(OR(A1={“Zero”,”One”,”Two”,”Three”,”Four”}),IF(OR(A1={“Zero”,”One”}),IF(A1=”Zero”,0,1),IF(OR(A1={“Two”,”Three”}),IF(A1=”Two”,2,3),4)),IF(OR(A1={“Five”,”Six”,”Seven”,”Eight”,”Nine”}),IF(OR(A1={“Five”,”Six”}),IF(A1=”Five”,5,6),IF(OR(A1={“Seven”,”Eight”}),IF(A1=”Seven”,7,8),9)),”No Match”))

I don’t know how many levels I’ve nested, but I think I could go further without too much trouble. It’s still not as quick or easy as building a lookup table, but it shows a way to nest the formula more efficiently.

Here’s what I get in the worksheet:

Zero0
One1
Two2
Three3
Four4
Five5
Six6
Seven7
Eight8
Nine9
ElseNo Match

- Jon

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-2976 Jon Peltier Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-2976 <p>Bill -</p> <p>What happens if you change the cutoff values for the grades? Dozens of formulas will have to be changed. Sure, you can just copy-paste, but you may miss one, and someone misses an A because of a clerical error.</p> <p>The nice thing about a lookup table like Frank's is that you can see at a glance what the cutoffs are, and you only have to make a change in one place instead of everywhere the logic is invoked.</p> <p>- Jon</p> Bill -

What happens if you change the cutoff values for the grades? Dozens of formulas will have to be changed. Sure, you can just copy-paste, but you may miss one, and someone misses an A because of a clerical error.

The nice thing about a lookup table like Frank’s is that you can see at a glance what the cutoffs are, and you only have to make a change in one place instead of everywhere the logic is invoked.

- Jon

]]> By: Bill http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-2973 Bill Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:33:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-2973 <p>I forgot to mention that I had to modify Tung Liu's formula a bit for my grading system.</p> <p>Bill</p> I forgot to mention that I had to modify Tung Liu’s formula a bit for my grading system.

Bill

]]> By: Bill http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/07/14/nested-functions/#comment-2972 Bill Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:18:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=684#comment-2972 <p>Thanks Frank. While I was waiting, I found another website at Ball State Univ. Tung Liu provided this solution. Rather cumbersome but it worked. I'll have to try your suggestion as well. </p> <p><a href="http://web.bsu.edu/tliu/faq/" rel="nofollow">http://web.bsu.edu/tliu/faq/</a> </p> <p>=IF(E5>=72.5,<br> IF(E5<76.5," C",IF(E5<79.5," C+",<br> IF(E5<82.5," B -",IF(E5<86.5," B",IF(E5<89.5," B+",<br> IF(E5<92.5," A -",IF(E5<96.5,"A","A+"))))))),<br> IF(E5>=69.5," C -",IF(E5>=66.5," D+",<br> IF(E5>=62.5," D",IF(E5>=59.5," D -"," F")))))</p> <p>Bill</p> Thanks Frank. While I was waiting, I found another website at Ball State Univ. Tung Liu provided this solution. Rather cumbersome but it worked. I’ll have to try your suggestion as well.

http://web.bsu.edu/tliu/faq/

=IF(E5>=72.5,
IF(E5<76.5,” C”,IF(E5<79.5,” C+”,
IF(E5<82.5,” B -”,IF(E5<86.5,” B”,IF(E5<89.5,” B+”,
IF(E5<92.5,” A -”,IF(E5<96.5,”A”,”A+”))))))),
IF(E5>=69.5,” C -”,IF(E5>=66.5,” D+”,
IF(E5>=62.5,” D”,IF(E5>=59.5,” D -”,” F”)))))

Bill

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