Check if cells contain the word "Thailand", return "TRUE"

[Guest]

I have a spread sheet (5000 entries)

i have an extra column at the end.

I'd like to generate a formula which find if my data in column A (A1:A5000)
contans the word "Thailand".

if it containt the word "Thailand" , i shall get a sign (or an indicator,
say... "TURE", something like that)

 

[Guest]

Try this

=IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$A5000,"Thailand")>0,"True","")

Mike

 

[Guest]

Thanks a lot for the reply first!

However, this is NOT working ! !

this formula returns cells "exactly equals" to "Thailand" , not "Containing"
the word "Thailand"

is there any other way to get it ?

 

[papou]

Hello ali
Amend Mike's formula with:
=IF(COUNTIF($A$1:$A5000,"*Thailand*")>0,"True","")

HTH
Cordially
Pascal

 

[Bernard Liengme]

=SUMPRODUCT(--(ISNUMBER(FIND("Thailand",A1:A5000))))

Do not use full column range with SUMPRODUCT
This
=SUMPRODUCT(--(ISNUMBER(FIND("Thailand",A:A))))
will not work
best wishes

 

[Guest]

Then perhaps is MIGHT

=SUMPRODUCT(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("~Thailand",A1:A100))+0)>0

Mike

 

[Guest]

Big thanks to all you guys, but i've already figured it out.

i just use " =ISERROR(SEARCH("thailand",A2,1))" , so i'll get "TRUE" and
"FALSE", and then i just re-sort them again and i'll get those entreis
containing "THAILAND"


thank you guys all anyway, ^_^!!!

 

[Jonah]

Big thanks to all you guys, but i've already figured it out.

i just use " =ISERROR(SEARCH("thailand",A2,1))" , so i'll get "TRUE" and
"FALSE", and then i just re-sort them again and i'll get those entreis
containing "THAILAND"

thank you guys all anyway, ^_^!!!
--
Allen Phailat Wongakanit








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