Help with MATCH function

[FJ]

Hi, I need help with a MATCH formula. I have three columns, A, B, and C. I
am entering the formula in column D. I want to look up data in column C and
see if there is a match in column A or column B and, if there is a match in
either of those columns, then I want to put the word “Yes†in column D. If
not, then I want the word “No†to appear. This is the formula I have so far
but it is yielding incorrect results:

=IF(OR(ISNUMBER(MATCH(C11,$A$11:$A$82,0)=TRUE),(ISNUMBER(MATCH(C11,$B$11:$B$82,0))=TRUE)),"Yes","No")

Can anyone help? Thanks in advance for any information.

 

[Max]

Try it like this:
=IF(C11="","",IF(OR(ISNUMBER(MATCH(C11,$A$11:$A$82,0)),ISNUMBER(MATCH(C11,$B$11:$B$82,0))),"Yes","No"))

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[Jacob Skaria]

Another way ..use COUNTIF...

in cell D2
=IF(COUNTIF(A:B,C2)=0,"No","Yes")


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[FJ]

Hi, Max, thank you very much for your help. Your formula worked great.
Just one quick question: what does the part C11="","" mean? I don't think
I've ever seen that before, but then my experience with formulas like these
is very limited.

Thanks again for your help!

 

[FJ]

Hi, Jacob, thanks for your help. Your formula worked great, too.

 

[Jacob Skaria]

"" denotes blank .

=IF(C11="","",formula)

means

If C11 is blank then return blank or otherwise return the formula result

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[FJ]

Hi, Jacob, thanks for the information.

"" denotes blank .

=IF(C11="","",formula)

means

If C11 is blank then return blank or otherwise return the formula result

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