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IF and Search formula for multiple values
Hi,
I want to search with IF and SEARCH to create a single value from multiple values.
My problem is that it works when I only search one value, but if I search multiple values I get an error : "Too few arguments were passed to the IF function. The minimum argument count for the function is 2."
#Searching 1 value at a time (working)
Newcolumn = if(search("name1", 'databasename'[Table], 1, 0 ) > 0, "Newname1", 'databasename'[Table])
#Searching 2 values at a time (not working)
Newcolumn = if(search("name1", 'databasename'[Table], 1, 0 ) > 0, "Newname1", 'databasename'[Table]), if(search("name2", 'databasename'[Table], 1, 0 ) > 0, "Newname2", 'databasename'[Table])
Anyone a solution?
Regards,
Poweringbi
Hi Anonymous
its completely wrong statement
try
Newcolumn = if(search("name1", 'databasename'[Table], 1, 0 ) > 0, "Newname1", if(search("name2", 'databasename'[Table], 1, 0 ) > 0, "Newname2", 'databasename'[Table]))do not hesitate to give a kudo to useful posts and mark solutions as solution
2 Replies
- az38Community Champion
Hi Anonymous
its completely wrong statement
try
Newcolumn = if(search("name1", 'databasename'[Table], 1, 0 ) > 0, "Newname1", if(search("name2", 'databasename'[Table], 1, 0 ) > 0, "Newname2", 'databasename'[Table]))do not hesitate to give a kudo to useful posts and mark solutions as solution
- AnonymousNot applicable
az38 Thank you so much!!