Formula to check whether or not a cell has been hyperlinked

michelle.lewis-miller

I am trying to create a helper column that checks whether a cell in a nearby column ("Project" in this case) has been hyperlinked or not. I want to return 1 if True or 0 if False.

Something like this: =IF(CONTAINS("http", Project@row), 1, 0)

However, when I hyperlink using the menu dropdown (see attached image), this formula doesn't work. It's a requirement that hyperlinking be done via this dropdown and NOT via the HYPERLINK function. Therefore, what kind of formula can I write that will check to see whether the cell in the nearby column has or has not been hyperlinked?

Ray Lindstrom

Hi @michelle.lewis-miller,

Unfortunately there is no formula or other functionality native in Smartsheet to determine if a cell contains a hyperlink.

It would make for a good Product Idea. Feel free to submit one here https://community.smartsheet.com/categories/smartsheet-product-feedback-&-ideas?sort=top unless you see another one already submitted for the same reason that you can up-vote instead.

BRgds,

-Ray

Ray Lindstrom

Hi @michelle.lewis-miller,

Unfortunately there is no formula or other functionality native in Smartsheet to determine if a cell contains a hyperlink.

It would make for a good Product Idea. Feel free to submit one here https://community.smartsheet.com/categories/smartsheet-product-feedback-&-ideas?sort=top unless you see another one already submitted for the same reason that you can up-vote instead.

BRgds,

-Ray