If Contains Contact Cell

Ross Novotny

I am trying to write what seems like a basic formula, but I'm not getting the expected result. I would like to reference a Contact Cell column with an If(Contains) formula. The basic formula I have written looks like this:

If(Contains("John Smith", [Received By]@row), 1, 2). The result is always returning false ("2") even when the contact of "John Smith" is present. I can create a straightforward "IF" statement, but the contains portion is not working.

Michelle Choate 2

Try switching it to the email address. What happens then?

Or possibly try an IF(HAS()) instead. IF(HAS([Received By]@row, "John Smith"),1,2)

Ross Novotny

Thanks @Michelle Choate 2 , the "Has" formula worked. I had previously tried the email reference, but that does not work.

Jennifer Kurtz

Hi! I think you could cut out the "Contains" function and use =IF([Received By]@row="John Smith", 1, 2)

Does that work for you?

Paul Newcome

It wasn't working because the CONTAINS function just doesn't work well in general with contact type columns.