Display alternate text based on value in another cell

[RodneyW]

I need a formula that will display values based on content in another cell. Cell M4 will have a value of either San Mateo or San Jose. (It actually isn't a hard coded value but is pulling a value based on a pivot table) In the cell where my formula will be, I need it to display 1 if the value in M4 is San Mateo or 2 if the value in M4 is San Jose.

Something along the lines of this: =IF(M4=San Mateo,"1",IF(M4=San Jose,"2")) which doesn't work, but this does =IF(M4=SanMateo,"1",IF(M4=SanJose,"2"))
Because other cells are dependent on M4 reading San Mateo vs SanMateo, I need a workaround.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

 

[etaf]

=IF(M4=San Mateo,"1",IF(M4=San Jose,"2"))
you need "" around the name and NOT around the numbers - "1" is seen as text and not a number so use 1
=IF(M4="San Mateo",1,IF(M4="San Jose",2, "no a match"))

you didnt have a FALSE so what if M4 does not = "San Mateo" or "San Jose" what do you want in M4

whats actually in the cell
"San Mateo"
or
"SanMateo"

=IF(M4=SanMateo,"1",IF(M4=SanJose,"2")) - should not work without the """

 

[RodneyW]

=IF(M4=San Mateo,"1",IF(M4=San Jose,"2"))
you need "" around the name and NOT around the numbers - "1" is seen as text and not a number so use 1
=IF(M4="San Mateo",1,IF(M4="San Jose",2, "no a match"))

you didnt have a FALSE so what if M4 does not = "San Mateo" or "San Jose" what do you want in M4

whats actually in the cell
"San Mateo"
or
"SanMateo"

=IF(M4=SanMateo,"1",IF(M4=SanJose,"2")) - should not work without the """

I've moved the quotes around the city instead of the number and that solved it. M4 will never be anything other than San Mateo or San Jose. If a new city is added, the pivot table it pulls from would add the new city. If the new city was Albany, I'd change the formula to include the third city. THANK YOU for the solution.

 

[etaf]

you are welcome