[mso] Re: Limitation of ORs, Excel XP

Arising from this post I have a query regarding the 'IF' function. I
recently changed to Office XP 2003 and previously had a limit of 7 'IF' uses
within a cell. However I recently used a spreadsheet and had more than ten
'IF' options in the cell and it worked fine. Was it just a fluke or does
anyone know whether the amount has been increased?

Regards

Ian

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From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ray Blake
Sent: 30 July 2004 11:06
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Limitation of ORs, Excel XP

From Excel help:

   OR(logical1,logical2,...)

   Logical1,logical2,...   are 1 to 30 conditions you want to test that
can be either TRUE or FALSE. 

Give us more of an idea of what you're trying to do; there may be an
easier way.

Ray
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Robert Carneal
Sent: 30 July 2004 05:16
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Limitation of ORs, Excel XP


Does anyone know how many statements and OR statement can handle? I am
mindful of the limitation of 7 embedded IFs, so I figure there is a
limit to the Ors.

I am looking for a better way, but right now I am on 59 statements for
OR and still going. I have not actually tried the 59 yet, but I am
looking for a simpler way. Right now I have:

=if(OR(D1=5,D1=8, D1=16, D1=17, D1=27, <so on...>),"Date Correct","
Problem")

and it is a monstrous statement. 

Thank you.

Robert


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