How to ignore blank cells when stringing cell values together

Scott Burry

Hi everyone!

Hoping someone can help me out. I have created a Smartsheet form that someone can fill out to create a custom URL. On the backend of the Smartsheet, I have a formula set up to string all the values together and add delimiters into a url string. It works great, with one exception.

All of the form fields are mandatory except for one. I need to add something into the function to remove a blank value from the final string if the cell for that value is blank.

My current set up is:

=([Website URL]11 + "?utm_medium=" + [Final Medium]11 + "&utm_source=" + [Final Source]11 + "&utm_campaign=" + Campaign11 + "&utm_term=" + Term11 + "&utm_content=" + Content11)

The field in question is "Term". So if the Term column has a blank value, I need it remove "&utm_term=" + Term11 from the final string.

Can someone help me out? Thanks!

Toufong Vang

Hi, Scott.

Give this a try...

=([Website URL]11 + "?utm_medium=" + [Final Medium]11 + "&utm_source=" + [Final Source]11 + "&utm_campaign=" + Campaign11 + (IF(ISBLANK(Term11),"", "&utm_term=" + Term11)) + "&utm_content=" + Content11)

In your formula you had"&utm_term=" + Term11in betweenCampaign11 +and+ "&utm_content="

Since you already have your logic defined,leave blank if Term11 is blank, form it between(...)and then insert that into your formula.

If term is blankISBLANK(Term11)then use empty""else use"&utm_term=" + Term11

( IF( ISBLANK(Term11), "", "&utm_term=" + Term11) )

Toufong Vang

Hi, Scott.

Give this a try...

=([Website URL]11 + "?utm_medium=" + [Final Medium]11 + "&utm_source=" + [Final Source]11 + "&utm_campaign=" + Campaign11 + (IF(ISBLANK(Term11),"", "&utm_term=" + Term11)) + "&utm_content=" + Content11)

In your formula you had"&utm_term=" + Term11in betweenCampaign11 +and+ "&utm_content="

Since you already have your logic defined,leave blank if Term11 is blank, form it between(...)and then insert that into your formula.

If term is blankISBLANK(Term11)then use empty""else use"&utm_term=" + Term11

( IF( ISBLANK(Term11), "", "&utm_term=" + Term11) )

Scott Burry

Hi, Scott.<\/p>

Give this a try...<\/p>

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In your formula you had "&utm_term=" + Term11<\/code> in between Campaign11 +<\/code> and + "&utm_content="<\/code><\/p>

Since you already have your logic defined, leave blank if Term11 is blank<\/em>, form it between (...)<\/strong> and then insert that into your formula.<\/p>

If term is blankISBLANK(Term11)<\/code> then use empty ""<\/code> else use "&utm_term=" + Term11<\/code> <\/p>

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Hi@TFC. This worked perfectly! Thanks so much for such a quick response!

Andrée Starå

Hi@Scott Burry

I hope you're well and safe!

增加交通的优秀建议/答案.

I'd recommend changing the row numbers to @row instead, so you don't have to think about the row numbers + you might be able to make it a so-called column formula.

Something like this.

=([Website URL]@row + "?utm_medium=" + [Final Medium]@row + "&utm_source=" + [Final Source]@row + "&utm_campaign=" +[email protected]+ (IF(ISBLANK([email protected]),"", "&utm_term=" +[email protected])) + "&utm_content=" +[email protected])

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå| Workflow Consultant / CEO @WORK BOLD

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