Formula to exclude blanks in an IF statement

Connie Cochran

I am trying to write a formula that compares two columns and returns a yes or no if they are equal but I don't want it to recognize a blank field as being different. How would I write that?

=IF([Estimated number of participants]@row = [Confirmed Participant Volume]@row, "No", "Yes")

Paul McGuinness

Hi @Connie Cochran

Not sure if the blank applied to either column so this formula allows for either.

If the columns match or either column is blank it will return a 'No' otherwise 'Yes'

=IF(OR(ISBLANK([Confirmed Participant Volume]@row),ISBLANK([Estimated number of participants]@row),[Estimated number of participants]@row = [Confirmed Participant Volume]@row), "No", "Yes")

Hope that helps

Thanks

Paul

Paul McGuinness

Hi @Connie Cochran

Not sure if the blank applied to either column so this formula allows for either.

If the columns match or either column is blank it will return a 'No' otherwise 'Yes'

=IF(OR(ISBLANK([Confirmed Participant Volume]@row),ISBLANK([Estimated number of participants]@row),[Estimated number of participants]@row = [Confirmed Participant Volume]@row), "No", "Yes")

Hope that helps

Thanks

Paul

Connie Cochran

This is exactly what I needed! Thank you so much